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Princeton's WordNet

  1. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wideadverb

    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"

  2. across the boardadverb

    including all

    "we got a pay raise across the board"

Wiktionary

  1. across-the-boardadjective

    wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability.

    They recently made across-the-board changes to the benefits package.

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  1. across-the-board

    Across-the-board generally refers to something that is applicable or affecting all parts, sectors, individuals or groups involved; widespread, comprehensive or all-encompassing. It may pertain to decisions, changes, rules, increases, decreases, or cuts that affect everyone or everything in the same way or to the same degree. For example, an across-the-board pay cut would mean everyone in the organization gets the same percentage cut in their income.

  2. across-the-board

    Across-the-board generally refers to something that is applicable or affecting everything or everyone. It describes decisions, actions or changes that apply uniformly, encompassing all divisions, departments, or categories within a group or organization.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of across-the-board in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of across-the-board in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of across-the-board in a Sentence

  1. Nathan Unsworth:

    The amount of trees that are going to be impacted by this - there’s definitely going to be a strain on taxpayers, cities, states, counties, all across the board.

  2. Orrin Hatch:

    There's a lot of people who don't feel Bob Dole can appeal to people across the board, for us to win, we have to appeal to the moderates and independents. We can't just act like that only one point of view is the only way to go. That's where Ted Cruz is going to have some trouble.

  3. Martin Sorrell:

    The growth has been across the board, i was pleased with the recovery in western continental Europe. But the two areas that make the big difference are the U.S. and China.

  4. Charles Lemonides:

    Biotechs across the board are so attractively priced given their fundamentals.

  5. Shelley Moore Capito:

    It is time to send a clear signal that across-the-board regulations from Washington are not the best way forward.


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