broad-based

[brawd-beyst]

adjective

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

   The senator had a broad-based campaign.

Word History and Origins

Origin of broad-based¹

broad base + -ed ³

Example Sentences

“Earlier this year, as consumer sentiment declined sharply, we saw a broad-based pullback in frequency across all income cohorts,” Boatwright said during an analyst call on Oct.

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Taken separately, the administration’s “layoffs of federal workers, mass deportations, constant threats and retractions of broad-based tariffs, and Medicaid spending cuts — would be bad for the economy, EPI Chief Economist Josh Bivens wrote in March. “But each policy is also being pursued with maximum levels of chaos and incoordination, creating unprecedented levels of economic uncertainty.

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The California Chamber of Commerce, a broad-based business advocacy group that includes tech giants, launched a campaign this year that warned over-regulation could stifle innovation and hinder California.

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But last month’s hiring momentum wasn’t exactly strong, nor was it particularly broad-based.

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The increase was broad-based, with pretty much all types of debt showing a rise last quarter, although mortgages saw a slight decline.

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