housecleaning

nouns

(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"
housecleaning
domain usage
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
figure, figure of speech, image, trope
is a type of (narrower)
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
"justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
reform
the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
"efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
housecleaning
is derived from
houseclean
is a type of (narrower)
the act of making something clean
"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup