open discussion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofopenanddiscussion
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open
adjective
uk/ˈəʊ.pən/us/ˈoʊ.pən/
not closed ...
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discussion
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/us/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/
the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas ...
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(Definition ofopenanddiscussionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofopen discussion
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Anopendiscussionis called for.
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Legal pressures preventingopendiscussionand learning from incidents.
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It accepts that technology and seeks toopendiscussionof its impact.
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This informal constitution was adopted in order not to inhibitopendiscussion.
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Opendiscussionof issues could increase commitment from, and benefits for, partners.
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To avoid this problem, frank andopendiscussionof uncertainty and policy implications is crucial.
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Needless to say, a supporting working atmosphere promotingopendiscussionand ref lection is important.
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I am convening anopendiscussionfor those who are interested in possibly forming an astrobiology society.
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To include at the completion of the class a time foropendiscussionand interaction between students and staff.
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A major part of the forum consisted ofopendiscussion, with lively and sometimes passionate audience participation.
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Our minds were changed byopendiscussion.
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This change in perception might, in turn, convince all parties that honest,opendiscussionof outstanding issues has a decent chance of repaying the effort.
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There was a broad consensus among journalists that editors-in-chief ruled in too authoritarian a manner, and that moreopendiscussionwas needed.
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In order to develop and foster modernist thought, it was necessary to establish a framework for free andopendiscussion, accepting and tolerating dissent.
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Opendiscussionwithin the village committee for modifying the level of wood permits, inconceivable a few years ago, is now frequent.
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The use of the e-mail forum enabledopendiscussionof subjects that would have been culturally difficult to explore face-to-face.
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This is not true: some of them even explicitly rejected such claims, viewing their own set-up rather as anopendiscussionforum.
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Nevertheless,opendiscussionof this subject is vital.
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This mutual satisfaction was freely obtained inopendiscussion.
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The issue clearly needed airing and it neededopendiscussion.
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We should have anopendiscussionabout all the options.
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Will the discussion on man-power be anopendiscussion?
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There has never been anopendiscussionabout it.
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This is an attempt to produce a moreopendiscussion.
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