open-door

open door

noun
1.
the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
2.
the policy or practice of trading with all nations on an equal basis.
3.
admission or access; unrestricted opportunity: His experience had given him an open door to success in his field.

Origin:
1520–30

o·pen-door, adjective
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open door
 
n
1.  a policy or practice by which a nation grants opportunities for trade to all other nations equally
2.  free and unrestricted admission
 
adj
3.  open to all; accessible
4.  (in industrial relations) designating a policy of management being prepared to talk to workers in the office at any time

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