master plan
1 Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to construct a master plan for.
to master-plan one's career.
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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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of master plan
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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If one person had a master plan of where all these cameras were hidden, it would be my mom.
From Literature
The master plan doesn’t set out to pay for itself—the project would require a major public subsidy.
California and New York have developed master plans for aging.
From MarketWatch
The city is still waiting for a recovery road map from a consultant hired in June to develop the master plan.
In a master plan released over summer, the company laid out a vision in which artificial intelligence, robotics and energy storage systems eliminate scarcity.
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