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across the board
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As an adverb, across the board means including all. As an adjective, it means broad in scope or content.
Meanings of across the board
2 meaningsadverb
Including all
“we got a pay raise across the board”
adjective
Broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
“an all-embracing definition”
“blanket sanctions against human-rights violators”
Similar: all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for across the board →adjective: broad in scope or content