logrolling

English - Turkish

Definition of logrolling in English Turkish dictionary

(Politika, Siyaset) siyasal yandaşlık

{i} destekleme

{i} arka çıkma

{i} birbirini destekleme

politikada karşılıklı yardım yolu ile iki kişinin birbirini tutması

karşılıklı destek

Related Terms

logroll

{f} desteklemek

logroll

{f} arka çıkmak

logroll

{f} birbirini desteklemek

English - English

Definition of logrolling in English English dictionary

Mutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products. Commonly used in the context of book recommendations in literary reviews etc

The rolling of logs

A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas

rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)

{i} mutual assistance, practice of working together in order to attain a particular goal (in politics, etc.); rolling of logs from one place to another

act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects

Hence: A combining to assist another in consideration of receiving assistance in return; sometimes used of a disreputable mode of accomplishing political schemes or ends

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

Mutual recommendation of friends or colleagues services or products. Commonly used in the context of book recommendations in literary reviews etc

In this labor neighboring camps of loggers combine to assist each other in turn

Related Terms

logroll

to roll a log in a body of water, while balancing on it; to birl

logroll

To exchange political favours

logroll

To move as rolling logs

logroller

Someone who logrolls, some who competes in a logrolling

logroll

To engage in logrolling; to accomplish by logrolling

logroll

work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes

logroll

{f} conspire, plot (in politics, etc.)

logroller

One who engages in logrolling

Hyphenation

log·roll·ing

Etymology

() log + rolling, from the practice of neighbors helping each other roll logs to build a community fire.