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broad-based

American  
[brawd-beyst] / ˈbrɔdˌbeɪst /

adjective

  1. involving participation or support by a broad spectrum of things or people.

    The senator had a broad-based campaign.


Etymology

Origin of broad-based

broad base + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Twelve European countries imposed broad-based wealth taxes as recently as 1995, but these have been repealed by eight of them.

From Los Angeles Times

With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates and analysts penciling in broad-based earnings growth, investors are betting that stocks that have missed out on the red-hot AI trade could still have a pretty good year in 2026.

From MarketWatch

Officials wanted to win broad-based support, White House officials said, and academic experts have major disagreements over saturated fats.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s increasingly clear that the competitiveness of China’s exports is not simply due to the genius of industrial planners in some high-profile sectors like electric vehicles, but reflects broad-based changes in relative prices,” Andrew Batson of Gavekal Dragonomics wrote in a December note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Competition has pushed annual expense ratios for broad-based low-cost index funds close to zero.

From The Wall Street Journal