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open door

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open door
n.
1. Unhindered opportunity; free access.
2. Admission to all on equal terms.
3. A policy whereby a nation trades with all other nations on equal terms.

open-door (pn-dôr, -dr) adj.

open door
n
1. (Business / Commerce) a policy or practice by which a nation grants opportunities for trade to all other nations equally
2. free and unrestricted admission
adj open-door
1. open to all; accessible
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) designating a policy of management being prepared to talk to workers in the office at any time
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.open door - the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
national trading policy, trade policy - a government's policy controlling foreign trade
2.open door - freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"
door - anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"


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Acting on the same friendly impulse both ran after him through the open door.
I got to an open door, and saw the bodies of two Indians
Lady Arabella, after looking around her, slipped in by the open door, and he could, of course, see her no longer.
 
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