universal
adjective OPAL W
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/
- done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group
- Such problems are a universal feature of old age.
- Agreement on this issue is almost universal.
- universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote)
Extra Examples- There was universal disgust at what he had done.
- The increase in crime has been a universal phenomenon.
- These practices remain universal among the islanders.
- The party wanted to introduce a universal healthcare system.
- A representative assembly is a near universal feature of modern democracies.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- truly
- by no means
- far from
- …
- among
- in
- true or right at all times and in all places
- universal facts about human nature
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- truly
- by no means
- far from
- …
- among
- in
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin universalis, from universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).