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open door

NOUN
freedom to enter
Synonyms
WEAK
equal admission free access generosity open-door policy smiling reception warmheartedness
ADJECTIVE
open
Synonyms
WEAK
admissible agreeable allowable approachable appropriate attainable available employable fit free general getable nondiscriminatory not posted obtainable on deck on tap operative permitted practicable proper public reachable securable suitable to be had unconditional unoccupied unqualified unrestricted usable vacant welcoming within reach
open-door
ADJECTIVE
open
Synonyms
WEAK
admissible agreeable allowable approachable appropriate attainable available employable fit free general getable nondiscriminatory not posted obtainable on deck on tap operative permitted practicable proper public reachable securable suitable to be had unconditional unoccupied unqualified unrestricted usable vacant welcoming within reach

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Open-door policies are good, because they encourage conversation, openness and honesty.

From US News • Jul. 16, 2015

Open-door leaders help shift people’s perspective and help them think more broadly.

From Forbes • Oct. 1, 2014

Open-door leaders intensely focus on bettering the lives, conditions, and skills of others.

From Forbes • Oct. 1, 2014

Open-door policy in China, Hay's note of September 6, 1890, 85; Anglo-American origin of, 87; guaranteed by treaty, 284.

From From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy by Latane, John Holladay