master plan

¹

noun

1. a general plan or program for achieving an objective.

master-plan

²

[mas-ter-plan, mah-ster-]

verb (used with object)

master-planned, master-planning 

1. to construct a master plan for.

   to master-plan one's career.

2. to develop or improve (land, a community, a building complex, or the like) through a long-range plan that balances and harmonizes all elements.

   The engineers master-planned the island to provide for increases in the tourist population.

master plan

noun

1. a comprehensive long-term strategy

Word History and Origins

Origin of master plan¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Related Words

• blueprint 
• scheme