noun
- the practice of exchanging political favors, especially among legislators who support each other’s bills
- competitions or events involving rolling logs, especially as a sport or contest
Usage: political
Usage: sports
Examples
- The senator criticized the logrollings that led to the bloated spending bill.
- Political logrollings often result in legislation that serves narrow interests.
- The lumber camp organized logrollings as entertainment for the workers.
- Traditional logrollings were common at frontier celebrations.
- The committee’s decision was the result of extensive logrollings behind closed doors.
- Annual logrollings drew competitors from across the region.