logroll

[ lawg-rohl, log- ]

verb (used with object)

1. to procure the passage of (a bill) by logrolling.

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in political logrolling.

logroll

/ ˈlɒɡˌrəʊl /

verb

1. to use logrolling in order to procure the passage of (legislation)

Derived Forms

• ˈlogˌroller, noun

Other Words From

• logroller noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of logroll¹

1825–35, Americanism; back formation from logrolling

Example Sentences

The ACLU’s lawsuit argues that the Legislature wrongly logrolled two distinct, unrelated subjects into one combined bill.

From Seattle Times

“The court finds the amendment was clearly logrolled with other legislation, since the amendment was attached to a non-controversial” measure regarding the withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from a minor, Turner said in his Tuesday ruling.

From Seattle Times

"It's just offensive that we literally logrolled recognition of the Capitol Police," Gaetz told Roll Call, complaining that Democrats chose to "combine it with these editorial comments about the Jan. 6 sequence of events."

From Salon

Farm subsidies and food stamps have been logrolled into one measure, the Farm Bill, for decades, in order to secure a majority of votes from rural and urban lawmakers.

From Salon

The Poet poses publicly, the Scribe Knows how to vaunt, to logroll, and to bribe.

From Project Gutenberg