logroll [lawg-rohl, log-]U.S. Politics. WORD ORIGIN verb (used with object) to procure the passage of (a bill) by logrolling. verb (used without object) to engage in political logrolling. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of logroll 1825–35, Americanism; back formation from logrolling Related formslog·roll·er, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for log roll logroll verb mainly US to use logrolling in order to procure the passage of (legislation) Derived Formslogroller, noun Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012