broad-basedadj.
/ˌbrɔːdˈbeɪst/, U.S. /ˌbrɔdˈbeɪst/ 1. Of a physical object: standing on or supported by a wide or large base. Also in extended use.
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the world > space > shape > flaring at extremity > [adjective] > thickened at end > at bottom
broad-bottomed1702
full-bottomed1707
broad-based1770
1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 310 A broad-based pyramid.
1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism vi. 263 A broad-based hierarchy.
1957 Fassett's Man. Aquatic Plants (rev. ed.) 311 Bract broad-based and with a pair of inner bracts.
2003 Ann. Thoracic Surg. (Electronic ed.) 76 935 A broad-based, vascularized pedicle connected the mass to the diaphragm.
2. Wide-ranging and inclusive; general.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective] > inclusive or comprehensive
largea1400
wide1534
capable1592
inclusive1604
comprehensive1614
all-comprehensive1650
complexive1654
diffused1658
comprehensional1673
perileptic1678
all-encompassing1805
unexcluding1822
widish1845
all-embracing1847
unexclusive1852
all-inclusive1858
broad1872
embracive1897
periscopic1912
wide-angle1932
umbrella1949
1792 W. C. Smith in Public Reg. (Dublin) 22 Nov. They seem to countenance that broad-based selfishness which sets different ranks at variance with each other, yet they do not satisfy the exorbitance of its claims.
1842 Colonial Mag. 8 110/2 It [sc. Australia] is very far from introducing that full, fair, free and especially broad-based system of election, which can ensure independent returns.
1939 Western Daily Press & Bristol Mirror 9 Feb. 8/2 It has got to be a broad based policy.
2008 Review (Rio Tinto) Mar. 13/3 A comprehensive roadmap for broad based economic empowerment within the mining industry.
2022 News Internat. (Pakistan) (Nexis) 14 June It's critical that major decisions have a broad-based political consensus and implementation is subject to some oversight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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adj.1770