CEDICT
to encourage the free airing of views; to create conditions for the subordinates and the masses to fully express their opinions
Wiktionary
語本《後漢書．卷一五．來歙傳》：「朝廷廣開言事之路，故且一切假貸；若懷迷不反，當顯明刑書。」指政府鼓勵人民充分發表意見做為施政的參考。
重編國語辭典
classifier: 條