revolving door

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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.

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Origin of revolving door

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM revolving door

re·volv·ing-door, adjective

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How to use revolving door in a sentence

A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.
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The kid from next door drops by and Marvin talks to him about the stunts in his latest film, Death Hunt.
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They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.
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Gurley came out of stairwell door as the two cops approached.
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This courageous act earned him a late-night knock on the door with orders for Serna to vamos from Cuba.
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Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.
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She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
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She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
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Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."
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Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
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British Dictionary definitions for revolving door

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

informal a tendency to change personnel on a frequent basis
(as modifier)a revolving-door band

informal 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

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revolving door

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