English

Noun

logjam ‎(plural logjams)

1. An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
2. (figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.

   Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam.

   A step forward for the minimum wage increase this afternoon, as the Senate cleared the logjam of the Republican filibuster.

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See also

• bottleneck
• Catch-22
• traffic jam
• vicious circle