logjam
noun/ˈlɒɡdʒæm/
/ˈlɔːɡdʒæm/
- a difficult situation in which you cannot make progress easily, especially because people cannot agree
- The president intervened to break the logjam on the issue.
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- a mass of logs floating on a river and blocking it
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