logrolling

noun

Definition of logrollingnext
as in exchange

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Recent Examples of logrolling This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist. — Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023 Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019 Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill. — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019 Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling. — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves? — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017 In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad. — Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
  1. exchange
  2. bargaining
  3. back-and-forth
  4. barter
  5. swap
  6. commutation
  7. truck
  8. negotiation
Noun
  • Let a simple exchange be useful without turning it into homework.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His exchange with an Apple TV reporter sparked headlines last week, with the actor berating the reporter on video for her question during his series’ Hollywood premiere.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • In 1999, the then-69-year-old great-grandmother helped obtain extra government benefits for workers who lost their jobs in a citrus freeze and stared across the contract bargaining table at lawyers for the giant Gallo wine company.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • After four stalemated bargaining meetings on February 11, 2023, the Buena Park union went on strike, slipping out one by one before the second show of the day.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Noun
  • But acts like this work best when there’s a discernable back-and-forth—think Starlito’s deadpan baritone next to Don Trip’s sandpaper yawp, or Method Man’s sultry bruiser clearing the way for Redman’s scrappy smart-ass routine.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And the 24-year-old has done it, as most of you have surely heard after his back-and-forth with Dončić in the opener, with a level of cockiness rarely seen from a first-timer of any age.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of back-and-forth
Noun
  • Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Siegel began his career as head of media at Grey Advertising, and the publication Advertising Age would designate him one of the 50 pioneers in the first 50 years of television for his expertise in barter syndication.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Farmers will also be able to report information about land that is rented out via barter or for free.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of barter
Noun
  • Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Alison Linder, assistant sustainability coordinator at Occidental College, which has a thrift store of its own with Halloween costumes in stock, encouraged people to organize their own swaps with neighbors, friends or school classmates.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of swap
Noun
  • The state Board of Parole Hearings and the California Supreme Court recommended a commutation for Ellis.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But even so, Denno said a commutation from the governor is a long shot.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of commutation
Noun
  • And diesel fuel that powers the trucks delivering most groceries and department store goods to Connecticut hit an all-time high in late September.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this month, suspects stole more than $40,000 worth of beef from a truck in Northeast Philadelphia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • When negotiations began, many firefighters viewed the contract as an opportunity to address departures and improve retention.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The independent dispute resolution system, or IDR, created under the No Surprises Act, was an arbitration process intended to serve as a last-ditch safeguard when negotiations between insurers and providers failed.
    — Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiation

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