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revolving door
noun
- 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.
- Informal.
- a company, institution, or organization with a high turnover of personnel or members.
- a legal, medical, or other system or agency that discharges criminals, patients, etc., in the shortest possible time and without adequate attention or consideration.
revolving door
noun
- a door that rotates about a central vertical axis, esp one with four leaves arranged at right angles to each other, thereby excluding draughts
- a tendency to change personnel on a frequent basis
- ( as modifier )
a revolving-door band
- the hiring of former government employees by private companies with which they had dealings when they worked for the government
- ( as modifier )
revolving-door consultancies
Other Words From
- re·volving-door adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of revolving door1
Example Sentences
One of the barristers representing sub-postmasters pointed to the problems caused by this “revolving door of ministers”, as he listed the eight business secretaries in the last five years alone.
If Trump’s first term is any indicator, the next four years will be an unmitigated mess of infighting, corruption, revolving door staff, facile demands and fragile egotism.
The revolving door of White House administrations and cable news channels has been active in recent years due to the number of opinion programs the outlets now present.
By 2026, the county will create an independent ethics commission, responsible for disciplining county officials found guilty of misconduct and cracking down on a “revolving door” from government posts to lobbying.
His story - a revolving door of crime, arrest and release - is not an isolated one in the Northern Territory.
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