| across-the-board | (adj) broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner, Syn. encompassing, extensive, panoptic, broad, all-embracing, blanket, all-inclusive, wide, all-encompassing, Example: 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; granted him wide powers |