# revolving door

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A door that rotates around a central pivot.
2. A system or institution that people exit and immediately reenter.
3. A movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators, on the one hand, and members of the industries affected by the legislation and regulation, on the other.
4. Synonym of recidivism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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