revolving door
Americannoun
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an entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, usually consisting of four rigid leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot in the doorway.
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Informal.
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a company, institution, or organization with a high turnover of personnel or members.
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a legal, medical, or other system or agency that discharges criminals, patients, etc., in the shortest possible time and without adequate attention or consideration.
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noun
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a door that rotates about a central vertical axis, esp one with four leaves arranged at right angles to each other, thereby excluding draughts
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informal a tendency to change personnel on a frequent basis
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( as modifier )
a revolving-door band
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informal the hiring of former government employees by private companies with which they had dealings when they worked for the government
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( as modifier )
revolving-door consultancies
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Other Word Forms
- revolving-door adjective
Etymology
Origin of revolving door
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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For more than three decades, Nepal has seen a revolving door of fragile government coalitions largely dominated by three parties.
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"Staffordshire needs stability after this revolving door with three leaders in nine months, so we hope Reform can find at least one councillor from their ranks who is up to the job."
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Rather, Japan has had a revolving door of prime ministers.
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The players' revolving door at the Vitality Stadium has spun a little too frequently for Iraola's liking of late.
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They will also tackle emergent and “hidden” forms of corruption, such as deferred bribe payments and “revolving doors” through which officials can move between public office and corporate jobs.
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