as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
in politics nobody does something for nothing: there's always a quid pro quo involved
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Recent Examples of quid pro quo
Defense attorneys argued that the indictment used vague language and did not demonstrate an explicit quid pro quo.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump has long embraced the oil and gas lobby, reportedly offering a quid pro quo to oil executives in April to reverse restrictions on drilling in the Alaskan Arctic and do away with rules freezing permits for liquified natural gas and restricting tailpipe emissions.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
While there’s a lot that could go wrong with a way forward that revels in policy surprises while also placing storied alliances on more quid pro quo footing, there are some crises that Mr. Trump could have a shot at moving in a productive direction, analysts say.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024
Through his spokesman, Embiid denied in the March report that there was an express quid pro quo.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump has long embraced the oil and gas lobby, reportedly offering a quid pro quo to oil executives in April to reverse restrictions on drilling in the Alaskan Arctic and do away with rules freezing permits for liquified natural gas and restricting tailpipe emissions.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
While there’s a lot that could go wrong with a way forward that revels in policy surprises while also placing storied alliances on more quid pro quo footing, there are some crises that Mr. Trump could have a shot at moving in a productive direction, analysts say.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024
Through his spokesman, Embiid denied in the March report that there was an express quid pro quo.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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“Quid pro quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quid%20pro%20quo. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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