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
Adams' lawyer denied any quid pro quo following Sassoon's resignation.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Adams has denied those allegations and the quid pro quo, as has Trump’s DOJ officials.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
This form of quid pro quo was at the heart of the federal government’s college basketball corruption probe in 2017, which resulted in 10 individuals being arrested.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Those charges have been dropped by the Trump administration, leading to accusations Adams and the White House engaged in a quid pro quo to drop the deal in exchange for Adams cooperating with President Trump’s agenda.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Adams has denied those allegations and the quid pro quo, as has Trump’s DOJ officials.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
This form of quid pro quo was at the heart of the federal government’s college basketball corruption probe in 2017, which resulted in 10 individuals being arrested.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Those charges have been dropped by the Trump administration, leading to accusations Adams and the White House engaged in a quid pro quo to drop the deal in exchange for Adams cooperating with President Trump’s agenda.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Quid pro quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quid%20pro%20quo. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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