Definitions of housecleaning
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the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
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(figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions“more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms”“many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners”
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type of:
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reform
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
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reform
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