logrolling
n . 滚木材,互助,合作
滚木材,互助,合作
logrolling n 1 :
act of exchanging favors for mutual gain ;
especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects 2 :
rotating a log rapidly in the water (
as a competitive sport )
[
synonym : {
birling }, {
logrolling }]
Logrolling \
Log "
roll `
ing \,
n .
1 . (
Logging )
The act or process of rolling logs from the place where they were felled to the stream which floats them to the sawmill or to market .
In this labor neighboring camps of loggers combine to assist each other in turn . --
Longfellow . [
U .
S .]
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hence :
A combining or mutual agreement in which one politician supports or assists another in consideration of receiving assistance in return ;
wheeling and dealing ; --
sometimes used of a disreputable mode of accomplishing political schemes or ends . [
Cant ,
U .
S .]
[
1913 Webster ]
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "
logrolling ":
backscratching ,
barter ,
cloture ,
committee consideration ,
debate ,
deliberation ,
division ,
even trade ,
filibuster ,
filibustering ,
filing ,
first reading ,
influence peddling ,
introduction ,
lobbying ,
lobbyism ,
political influence ,
pork barrel ,
public opinion ,
roll call ,
second reading ,
social pressure ,
special -
interest pressure ,
steamroller methods ,
swap ,
swapping ,
switch ,
tabling ,
talkathon ,
third reading ,
trade ,
trading ,
vote ,
wire -
pulling
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