What is another word for logroll?

Pronunciation: [lˈɒɡɹə͡ʊl] (IPA)

Logroll is a term that has a specific meaning for political considerations. It refers to the act of exchanging favors or support to gain cooperation with another person. Essentially, logrolling is a type of quid pro quo that is often used to sway decisions in favor of one party or another. While this term is mostly used in political contexts, there are other words that have somewhat similar meanings, such as trading, bargaining, negotiating, and deal-making. The common thread amongst these terms is the exchange or sharing of something valuable in order to achieve a desired outcome. In general, all of these words involve some sort of give-and-take, which is the hallmark of successful negotiation in any context.

What are the hypernyms for Logroll?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Logroll?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for logroll (as verbs)

    • social
      politick.

Usage examples for Logroll

Somehow or other, for reasons often necessarily obscure, as the result of domination or compromise or a logroll, there emerge from these political bodies commands, which set armies in motion or make peace, conscript life, tax, exile, imprison, protect property or confiscate it, encourage one kind of enterprise and discourage another, facilitate immigration or obstruct it, improve communication or censor it, establish schools, build navies, proclaim "policies," and "destiny," raise economic barriers, make property or unmake it, bring one people under the rule of another, or favor one class as against another.
"Public Opinion"
Walter Lippmann
A government run literally on this principle would, if history is any guide, be either a perpetual logroll, or a chaos of warring shops.
"Public Opinion"
Walter Lippmann

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