Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam.
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Logjam
Synonyms for "logjam" (93 found)
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Related words (46)
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20 translations across 7 languages.
Dutch
3 entries- impasse noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- opstopping noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- stremming noun (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)
Finnish
2 entries- ruuhka noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- tukkisuma noun (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)
French
3 entries- bourrage noun (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)
- embouteillage noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- impasse noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
German
3 entries- Blockade noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- Stillstand noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- Verklausung noun (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)
Russian
2 entries- затор noun (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)
- тупик noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
Spanish
4 entries- atascamiento noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- bloqueo noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- callejón sin salida noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
- círculo vicioso noun (A clog; any jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress)
Swedish
1 entries- bröt noun (An excess of logs being conveyed on a river)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Mr. Clinton can break the logjam by first convincing the public that he is willing to start with small but meaningful victories.
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It is in the interest of all NATO and E.U. members to break political logjams. Our personnel operating in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and the Gulf of Aden have already learned that lesson.
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