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
  • At one point, King and backup center Nick Samac had a bad exchange on a shotgun snap.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • In 2019, Chinese president Xi Jinping offered then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a massive oil and gas deal in exchange for abandoning the arbitration award.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • In a union election counted Friday, July 31, voters in ABC News Digital’s approximately 50-member bargaining unit voted unanimously to be represented by the WGAE for the purposes of collective bargaining.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Another key to their domination is supply chain bargaining power.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Noun
  • Rigney and Gere play this back-and-forth perfectly, the instantly emerging tension between them barely concealed behind tight smiles.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This assertion kicked off more than 20 minutes of contentious back-and-forth, in which Kennedy made a number of false and misleading statements about a range of topics including measles, autism and Lyme disease.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 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
  • In Nevada, the same judge who granted Kalshi's injunction reversed course in November, ruling sports contracts are not swaps at all.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The special season swaps undiscovered talent for a wide range of celebrities – actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians, and reality television stars.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 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
  • More expensive oil also puts upward pressure on prices for virtually every product that rides on a ship, plane or truck before getting to a customer.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Those are becoming a rare breed as many carriers now use trucks and deliver to boxes on streets.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The ultra-hardliners have used nightly rallies and their control of state television, known by the acronym IRIB, to drum up opposition to negotiations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiation

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