revolvelag

/rɪˈvɒlvˌlæɡ/nounVerified New

The cooling-off period between leaving office and beginning to lobby it.

The waiting period is the entire regulatory technology; its length is the only number that matters, and its erosion is the tell.

Etym. — *revolving door* + *lag*.

Rel. — lobbygravity

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