noun
1. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
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more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms
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many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners
• Usage Domain: ↑trope, ↑figure of speech, ↑figure, ↑image
• Hypernyms: ↑reform
2. the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
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efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time
• Derivationally related forms: ↑houseclean
Useful english dictionary. 2012.