across-the-board (adj.)

  1. broad in scope or content; across-the-board pay increases; an all-embracing definition; blanket sanctions against human-rights violators; an invention with broad applications; a panoptic study of Soviet nationality- T.G.Winner; granted him wide powers

    [ Syn: all-embracing , all-encompassing , all-inclusive , blanket , broad , encompassing , extensive , panoptic , wide ]

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