Collaborative Decision Making

noun the practice of exchanging favors, especially in politics, by reciprocal voting for each other's proposed legislation

• The practice of logrolling in politics involves exchanging favors to gain mutual support for legislative actions.
• I heard they were logrolling to get that new bill passed in Congress.
• Politicians are always logrolling to get what they want.
• In a figurative sense, logrolling can also refer to people working together to achieve a common goal.

noun a word used to identify a person, place, thing, or idea, such as understanding

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as achieve or reach

preposition a word used before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another word in the sentence, such as an

• After several rounds of negotiations, the two parties were able to achieve an understanding on the terms of the contract.
• It took a while, but we finally reached an understanding about who is responsible for cleaning the kitchen.
• We had a heart-to-heart and managed to achieve an understanding about where we stand in our relationship.
• Through open communication and compromise, they were able to reach an understanding and move forward with their plans.