What is "open door"

Open door \O"pen door\

1. Open or free admission to all; hospitable welcome; free opportunity.

   She of the open soul and open door, With room about her hearth for all mankind.
   --Lowell.

2. In modern diplomacy, opportunity for political and commercial intercourse open to all upon equal terms, esp. with reference to a nation whose policy is wholly or partially fixed by nations foreign to itself, or to territory newly acquired by a conquering nation. In this sense, often used adjectively, as, open-door system, open-door policy, etc.

   The steps taken by Britain to maintain the open door have so far proved to be perfectly futile.
   --A. R. Colquhoun.

1. n. the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries [syn: open-door policy]

2. freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

Open Door may refer to:

Open Door was a programme produced by the BBC's Community Programme Unit. It was first broadcast on 2 April 1973.

The programme gave people control of the airwaves and was a platform for the public to talk about its own issues and give their own views without editorial input.

The programme was later replaced by Open Space.

"Open Door" is a song by American rock band Attaloss, released April 10, 2012 as the first single from the group's first album, Attaloss (2012).