open-door

All are welcome

Open-door describes a policy or practice of unrestricted access or welcome.

An open-door policy at work means anyone can approach management without appointment.

In immigration, open-door refers to relatively unrestricted entry: The country maintained an open-door policy toward refugees.

Open-door can also describe international trade or diplomacy without barriers.

welcome

hospitality

Generous treatment of guests

warmth · greeting · reception · approachable · neighborly · friendly · collegial · egalitarian · informal · drop-in

opportunity

access

Right to enter

employment · career · mobility · scholarship · internship · admission · enrollment · networking · prospects · entrepreneurship

policy

immigration

Relocating abroad permanently

  • tradeExchange of commodities
  • diplomacyNegotiation between nations
  • embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad

foreign · bilateral · multilateral · treaty · engagement · dialogue · summit · negotiation · consulate · ambassador

transparency

disclosure

Act of revealing information

honest · audit · oversight · scrutiny · reporting · visibility · governance · compliance · ethics · whistleblower

Categories
Opposites
access and admission policy

open-doorclosed-door

Excluding outside parties

exclusionary · restricted · selective · closed · members-only

transparency and communication

open-doorclosed-door

Excluding outside parties

secretive · inaccessible · unapproachable · insular · opaque

immigration and border policy

open-doorisolationist

Advocate for national seclusion

restrictionist · protectionist · exclusionary · closed-door · closed

Family

open, door, opening, outdoor, doorway, openly, opened, doors, opens

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G