Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 1 A door that rotates around a central pivot. 2 (context figuratively English) A system or institution in which people exit and immediately reenter.
WordNet
n. an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership
a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings [syn: revolver]
Wikipedia
A revolving door typically consists of three or four doors that hang on a central shaft and rotate around a vertical axis within a cylindrical enclosure. Revolving doors are energy efficient as they prevent drafts (via acting as an airlock), thus preventing increases in the heating or cooling required for the building. At the same time, revolving doors allow large numbers of people to pass in and out.
"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 George H.W. Bush's defeat of Michael Dukakis. The ad was produced by political consultant Roger Ailes with help by Lee Atwater, and first aired on October 5, 1988. "Revolving door syndrome" is a term used in criminology to refer to recidivism; however, in the ad, the implication is that prison sentences were of an inconsequential length.
In politics, the "revolving door" is a movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators and the industries affected by the legislation and regulation.
In some cases, the roles are performed in sequence but in certain circumstances may be performed at the same time. Political analysts claim that an unhealthy relationship can develop between the private sector and government, based on the granting of reciprocated privileges to the detriment of the nation and can lead to regulatory capture.
A Revolving door is a type of building entrance. It may also refer to:
- Revolving Door (advertisement), a negative television commercial made for the 1988 US Presidential Campaign
- Revolving Door (song), a song by American rap-rock group Crazy Town
- The Revolving Door, a 1968 documentary film
Revolving door, or Revolving door syndrome, may refer to:
- Revolving door (politics), the cycling of employees between an industry and government agencies that influence that industry, notably the U.S. Congress
- Recidivism, any recurring contact of a person with the criminal justice system
Revolving doors may refer to:
- Revolving Doors (Gorillaz song), a song by British alternative band Gorillaz
- Revolving Doors Agency, a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom
"Revolving Door" is a song by American rap rock group Crazy Town. It was released in August 2001 as the fourth and final single from their debut album The Gift of Game. It was the follow up single to their No. 1 hit Butterfly. Whilst failing to chart in the US, the song became a minor hit in several countries, reaching No. 19 in Finland and No. 23 in the UK. The song contains a sample by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Usage examples of "revolving door".
The entrance, the big double glass doors open to the night with a revolving door behind the vestibule, was bathed in a harsh fluorescent light.
She pictured herself in the long sleek car, gliding up to the Sunco Tower, stepping out onto the sidewalk in glittering heels, strutting toward the revolving door, Ormer Bell standing stricken on the street.
As I put my hand on the brass rail of the revolving door to leave the Amarillo Dance Hall, all that I had previously been, was, and about to be, foundered.
The glass panels in the revolving door were polarized, making the big room beyond them look very dark.
He always tried to go out of the revolving door the wrong way and he always said: `Och, widdershins.
He was just getting back into the lift when he saw Cameron coming through the revolving door.
A security guard was visible at his desk behind the glass revolving door.
When I reached the spot where he had been, the revolving door of Merchants Hotel released a chalk-faced old party under the care of the doorman who had witnessed my encounter with Grenville Milton.
Hoping she would not make me wait more than twenty minutes, I carried my duffel and knapsack through the revolving door into the cool morning light and heard a female voice call my name.
He climbed the maroon carpeted stairs two at a time and rushed through the revolving door.
It was not just because of where he was standing when the car blew up, or the glass that was blasted into his face as he stood at the revolving door.
My father was blasted back from the revolving door, the white light and glass flying in his face.
Hannah didn't run up the steps, as it would have acknowledged his existence, but mistakenly pushed the revolving door so sharply that she sent an unsuspecting old lady tumbling onto the pavement much sooner than she'd intended.