logrolling

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Recent Examples of logrolling In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad. Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016 This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist. Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023 Our logrolling, our stumps and their politics, our fisheries, our Negroes and Indians, our boasts and our repudiations, the wrath of rogues and the pusillanimity of honest men, the northern trade, the southern planting, the western clearing, Oregon, and Texas, are yet unsung. Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022 Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 While old-fashioned logrolling and interest-group politics has actually improved the original proposal already, further improvements will require serious attention to the nature of the research culture involved. Yuval Levin, National Review, 17 May 2021 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 This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
Noun
  • Ferguson says another 150,000 residents could be priced out of the state health care exchange.
    Tim Clouser, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
  • With mangoes hitting peak ripeness in June and July, certain Miami restaurants are offering food and drinks in exchange for the stone fruit.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • The two rivals, who famously had a back-and-forth at the Masters in April, are both set to compete at Bethpage Black in Long Island, N.Y. in September.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 22 July 2025
  • After 25 minutes of back-and-forth action, Holloway had the BMF title wrapped around his waist by Lil Wayne, who had walked to the cage with Louisiana native Poirier, after his unanimous decision win over Poirier.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • She was known to barter paintings for medical bills, home repairs and tobacco.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • The massive influx of precious metal helped transform the Chinese economy from a nonmonetary economy based on feudal obligations and barter trade into a monetized economy based on market exchange.
    Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2015
Noun
  • The plot involves a four-way body swap between the original mother-daughter duo and two new characters, Anna's daughter and soon-to-be stepdaughter.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
  • One-year inflation swap rates one year from now (July 2026 to July 2027 inflation expectations) remain well below the contemporaneous headline numbers, a sign that, for now, longer-term inflation expectations by investors are well contained.
    Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • The president has the power to issue pardons and commutations.
    Jenna Sundel Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • But Trump and House Republicans have accused Biden of being incapacitated when his aides used the signature device to sign off on pardons and commutations during the final months of his presidency.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Smith raved about his truck at the car show, and how the engine and six-speed manual transmission provide the sound and feel of the Viper in the form of a truck.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
  • Recent data from the trade ministry showed that Japan's exports of automobiles, which include cars, buses and trucks, had taken a hit.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Both sides had finalized the trade pact in May after three years of intense negotiations — marked by thorny issues such as visas, tariff reduction and tax breaks.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 July 2025
  • The pushback comes as the firefighters union kicks off negotiations with the city on a new labor contract — and days after association members overwhelmingly approved a vote of no-confidence in Baker.
    Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The buzz: Rule 1 of the trade deadline: Every contender needs relief help, every year.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
  • Of course, the Padres had to rally in St. Louis to salvage a .500 road trip ahead of the fast-approaching trade deadline.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025

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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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