logrolling

Meaning

Noun

1. (US, uncountable) The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
2. (US, uncountable) The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
3. (US, countable) The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
4. (US, figuratively, uncountable) A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas by combining two items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
5. (US, figuratively, uncountable) Mutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products, such as book recommendations in literary reviews.

Verb

present participle and gerund of logroll.

Synonyms

birling

mutual assistance

help

promotion

horse trading

mutual admiration

Translations

Kuhhandel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɒɡˌɹəʊlɪŋ/

Etymology

From log + rolling, the figurative senses from the practice of neighbors helping each other do heavy work such as rolling logs in connection with clearing land and building.