0 a day when an organization such as a school, college, or factory allows members of the public to go in and see what happens there --
1 a party at which visitors are welcome in your home: --
We’re having an open house on Sunday.
2 a time when a house or apartment that is being sold or is available for rent can be looked at by the public --
3 an occasion when an organization such as a school or college allows members of the public in to see what happens there --
That is a wonderful open house get-out.
If they are planning meetings against which there is a desperate campaign, they are of one nature; if they are open house for broadcasting studios, they are of another.
It may be bookable, but, basically, it is open house.
I have had open house two weeks running in all parts of my constituency and have invited constituents to give me their views.
It was less a case of open skies than open house.
It is not open house, and automatic, that anybody can stay open indefinitely and provide drink endlessly.
The industry has a reputation for open house.
It cannot keep open house for anyone to come to live in an unsatisfactory caravan.