天下り

Etymology
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) descent to earth from heaven
 * 2) the entity making such a visit: an avatar
 * 3) in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled ): a kind of revolving door syndrome
 * 1) in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled ): a kind of revolving door syndrome
 * 1) in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled ): a kind of revolving door syndrome