- the act of rolling logs, as when a group of neighbors help to clear off land by rolling logs into some spot for burning, etc.
- a giving of help, praise, etc. in return for help, praise, etc.
- Politics mutual aid among politicians, as by reciprocal voting for each other's bills
See logrolling in American Heritage Dictionary 4
- The exchanging of political favors, especially the trading of influence or votes among legislators to achieve passage of projects that are of interest to one another.
- The exchanging of favors or praise, as among artists, critics, or academics.
- See birling.
Origin: From the early American practice of neighbors gathering to help clear land by rolling off and burning felled timber
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