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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Among the agreements signed on Wednesday was a framework for a Vietnam-South Korea "master plan on cooperation in science, technology and innovation".
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Unlike other parts of the Neom master plan that were scaled back last year before much physical building took place, Trojena was years into construction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
His son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has no official title but is one of Trump's envoys for the Gaza ceasefire, said his "master plan" aimed for "catastrophic success".
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
The first map, he said, is consistent with the master plan already in place, while the second map is only a concept: “It doesn’t tell you how it’s going to get there.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
He had that spirit of some kid in a movie who creates a master plan to get his parents to fall in love again.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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