revolving-door
adjective
re·volv·ing-door
| \ ri-ˈväl-viŋ-ˈdȯr
, -ˈvȯl- also -ˈvä-viŋ- or -ˈvȯ-viŋ-\
, -ˈvȯl- also -ˈvä-viŋ- or -ˈvȯ-viŋ-\
Definition of revolving-door
(Entry 1 of 2)
: characterized by a frequent succession (as of personnel) or a cycle of leaving and returning
revolving-door governments
revolving door
nounDefinition of revolving door (Entry 2 of 2)
: a revolving-door system or process
Examples of revolving-door in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
So these cities are headed back to the days of revolving door justice. — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, "Denver District Attorney’s Office to examine past cases for potential racial bias as McCann aligns herself with national prosecutor reform movement," 19 Aug. 2019 Somehow, after what seemed like 28 separate transactions to construct a respectable outfield, Alex Dickerson and Mike Yastrzemski survived to put the clamps on that revolving door. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Big crowd, big emotions for Madison Bumgarner’s start," 24 July 2019 Turnbull would then become the fourth prime minister to be dumped by his or her own party before serving a full three-year term since the revolving door to the prime minister's office started in 2010. — Rod Mcguirk, Fox News, "Australian ruling party set to choose new prime minister," 24 Aug. 2018 Clint Johnson is the next guy hoping to stop that revolving door. — Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Coach Clint Johnson hopes to return Oak Ridge to glory," 10 July 2018 Meanwhile, the White House revolving door keeps spinning. — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "Hurled DNA Kits, "Handmaidens," and More (Mostly Bad) News from Washington This Week," 8 July 2018 But how adequate are those revolving door controls? — Charles Piller, Science | AAAS, "FDA’s revolving door: Companies often hire agency staffers who managed their successful drug reviews," 5 July 2018 Almost three times as many people have used the shelters like revolving doors — exiting and returning — as have moved into housing. — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "City's shelters falling short of goals in finding permanent housing for the homeless," 17 June 2018 The Ramblers were the antithesis of the recruiting revolving door, just passing through, one-and-done zeitgeist that has overtaken the college game. — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, "Despite loss, Loyola Chicago proved it belonged all along," 1 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'revolving-door.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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