open door

noun

An unrestricted means of admission or access.

Meanings

nounopen door (plural open doors)

plural open doors · alternative open-door

  1. The policy of admitting people or goods from foreign countries, on equal terms, into a host country.
adjectiveopen door (not comparable)

alternative open-door

  1. not comparableProviding or establishing an open door.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries

Broader
trade policynational trading policy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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