open door
the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
the policy or practice of trading with all nations on an equal basis.
admission or access; unrestricted opportunity: His experience had given him an open door to success in his field.
Origin of open door
1Other words from open door
- open-door, adjective
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How to use open door in a sentence
She said she had walked through an open door after the barricades were broken down.
The woman involved in the Capitol riot has not been granted permission to vacation in Mexico (yet) | Brittany Shammas | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostEven though new development was shut down two years earlier, it’s such a common browser that if you can find a way to hack it, you’ve got a potential open door to billions of computers.
Google says it’s too easy for hackers to find new security flaws | Bobbie Johnson | February 3, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOther lingered in front of a large portrait of Miller that rested on an easel in front of the open doors of the Senate chamber.
Maryland Senate President Miller lies in state: ‘Lion of the Senate’ | Ovetta Wiggins | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostIn it, you can see Goodman glance quickly to the left at the open door to the Senate floor which had not yet been fully evacuated.
In front of them are the large open doors of the venue, which used to be Mount Rainier’s firehouse.
In the galleries: Where artists engage with the earth | Mark Jenkins | December 4, 2020 | Washington Post
The Kim regime—and certainly others—have surely noticed the open door.
Sony Blames North Korea for Hacking, but Washington Left Them Completely Vulnerable | Gordon G. Chang | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe got to the landing and ran through the open door bin Laden entered.
The smell of death still emanates from the bathroom and chickens go back and forth through the open door.
Kenny Durkin stuck his head into the open door and yelled at me.
Two old men are sitting on the steps in front of the open door.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe thrust a bare, white arm from the curtain which shielded her open door, and received the cup from his hands.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinLouis could not help seeing the lovely group, through the half-obscuring draperies of the open door.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterShe heard through the half-open door Mr. Orgreave's slippers on the tiles of the passage leading to the stairs.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettAnother female person, whom I put down as Madam Stone, arose and disappeared through an open door at my approach.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairOnce he had galloped up to the open door, looked in, spoken in a friendly way to her, and ridden on.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for open door
a policy or practice by which a nation grants opportunities for trade to all other nations equally
free and unrestricted admission
open to all; accessible
(in industrial relations) designating a policy of management being prepared to talk to workers in the office at any time
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