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
  • Ironically, this whole exchange happened before she’d even officially been cast in the movie.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Each addition pulls another exchange function inside the brokerage perimeter, where it gets priced like brokerage.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • Writers, actors, and crew will have fewer employers to work for, which means less bargaining power & lower wages.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In recent years, lawmakers have gained greater control over the federal budget, a key tool of political bargaining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Noun
  • The episode picks up when Bret and Robert have their first tense interaction — their vaguely hostile and lightly homoerotic back-and-forth continues to be the highlight of the show for me.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The back-and-forth suggested the two sides were no closer to reaching an agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of back-and-forth
Noun
  • Like the Marrakech souks, Chatuchak is a full sensory experience of loud music, the smell of Thai street food and a buzzing, barter-friendly atmosphere.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • Yet under the current barter model, none of this can be priced, traded, or reinvested.
    — Tejpaul Bhatia, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Definition of barter
Noun
  • The judge in the case said Minnesota’s total ban went too far but that US law may allow states to ban prediction-market wagers that don’t meet the legal definition of swaps.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The organization SheRock is also hosting a strum-along/sing-along, and there’ll be equipment swaps and vintage clothing sales, too.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of swap
Noun
  • Oyer said part of her job was following the White House’s policy goals on commutations.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • The recantations and confession probably contributed to Smith’s commutation.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of commutation
Noun
  • Jesús Méndez, his supervisor, inspected the boxes before they were loaded onto a truck with the tracking details.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Step into the throttle and this six-thousand-pound truck moves with serious authority, especially from low speed.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • Although no official statements have been made, frenetic speculations about TWICE leader Jihyo and members Tzuyu and Chaeyoung earlier this year prompted JYP to issue statements that contract negotiations were still ongoing.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The negotiations have progressed well and reached their final stage, Araghchi said, while insisting the deal would not reopen the waterway.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiation

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