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open-door policy

idiom

A policy or usual practice, by a person in authority, of permitting subordinates or constituents to visit his or her office unannounced and at any reasonable time for the purpose of discussing matters of concern.


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  1. 01

    ostrich policy

    The tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist; ostrichism.

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