Doorstop Full definition of doorstop Noun Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge , or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor , door or wall . (jocular ) A large book , which by implication could be used to stop a door. (British ) (in error for doorstep ) A thick sandwich . (Australia ) An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building. 2005 , Mark Latham , The Latham Diaries , %22doorstops%22+politician&hl=en&sa=X&ei=28NET8nbIoyXmQWJrrSDBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22doorstop%22|%22doorstops%22%20politician&f=false page 106 ,And television dominates this place — just look at Beazley tossing around cans of tomato soup at his morning doorstops outside Parliament House. 2006 , Troy Bramston, The Wran Era , %22doorstops%22+politician&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OchET8_OF7G0iQeah6GVAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22doorstop%22|%22doorstops%22%20politician&f=false page 244 ,The six o′clock news was regarded as the pivotal point in the day. As the news was beginning, often the Premier would make himself available for a doorstop press conference. 2010 , Anne Tiernan, Patrick Weller, Learning to Be a Minister: Heroic Expectations, Practical Realities , %22doorstops%22+politician&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O8tET_W1COrFmQWOlMCkBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22doorstop%22|%22doorstops%22%20politician&f=false page 218 ,It was estimated, for example, that Treasurer Wayne Swan had given more than 250 interviews and doorstops by the end of his first year in office. © Wiktionary
