Synonyms:
housecleaning
Meaning: the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
Synonyms:
housecleaning
Meaning: (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"