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• Revolving door (politics) — Revolving door is a political science concept used to the describe the phenomena in capitalist societies where employees cycle between roles in an industry, and roles in government which influence that industry.cite news | first= | last= |… …   Wikipedia

• Revolving Door (television advertisement) — Revolving Door is a famous negative television commercial made for the 1988 United States Presidential Campaign. Along with the Willie Horton Weekend Passes advertisement, it is considered to be a prime factor in Michael Dukakis defeat by George… …   Wikipedia

• revolving door — revolving doors 1) N COUNT: usu pl Some large buildings have revolving doors instead of an ordinary door. They consist of four glass doors which turn together in a circle around a vertical post. As he went through the revolving doors he felt his… …   English dictionary

• Revolving door syndrome — is an informal expression which refers to recidivism; any recurring contact of criminals with the criminal justice system is compared to the operation of a revolving door .The expression may also refer to various forms of corruption or unethical… …   Wikipedia

• revolving door — ☆ revolving door n. 1. a door consisting of three to five upright panels hung on a central axle, and turned around by pushing on one of the panels: used to keep out drafts of air 2. anything like a revolving door, as a) something that leads back… …   English World dictionary

• revolving-door — [ri väl′viŋ dôr′, rivôl′viŋ dôr′] adj. Informal 1. designating or of the practice in which a former employee of a government department goes to work for a private company regulated by that department 2. having a high turnover of personnel,… …   Universalium

• revolving door — UK US noun [S] INFORMAL ► HR, WORKPLACE a situation in which a lot of different people do a particular job or work for a particular company for a short time and then leave: »Despite a revolving door in senior ranks just below the top, the group… …   Financial and business terms

• revolving door — revolving door, adj. 1. 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. 2. Informal. a. a… …   Universalium

• revolving-door — [ri väl′viŋ dôr′, rivôl′viŋ dôr′] adj. Informal 1. designating or of the practice in which a former employee of a government department goes to work for a private company regulated by that department 2. having a high turnover of personnel,… …   English World dictionary

• Revolving door — A revolving door typically consists of three or four doors that hang on a center shaft and rotate around a vertical axis within a round enclosure. Revolving doors are energy efficient by eliminating drafts, thus reducing the heating or cooling… …   Wikipedia

• revolving-door —  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective : characterized by a frequently repeated succession or exchange or by a cycle of leaving and returning two years of revolving door governments Tom Buckley a revolving door prison system * * * revolving door adj,… …   Useful english dictionary