Logroll Definition

lôgrōl, lŏg-
logroll
verb
To get passage of (a bill) by logrolling.
Webster's New World
To take part in logrolling.
Webster's New World
To birl.
American Heritage
To combine legislative items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
Republicans defeated Democratic efforts to logroll hate crimes legislation into the defense appropriations bill.
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To roll a log in a body of water, while balancing on it; to birl.

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noun

(emergency medicine) A method of moving a patient, rolling up them on their side, and later onto a transport method such as a tarp, spineboard, or stretcher.

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Origin of Logroll

  • Back-formation from logrolling.

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