Logrolling (Noun)
Meaning 1
Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The politicians were accused of logrolling to pass the controversial bill, exchanging votes on unrelated projects to secure its passage.
- The practice of logrolling has been criticized for allowing special interests to dominate the legislative process.
- In the Senate, logrolling is a common tactic used to build coalitions and secure the passage of key legislation.
- The congressman was investigated for logrolling after it was discovered that he had traded votes with a colleague in exchange for funding for a local project.
- The logrolling that occurred during the budget deliberations resulted in a number of questionable projects being included in the final bill.