Definition of 'broad-based'
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broad-based in British
(ˌbrɔːdˈbeɪst)adjective
The US-led coalition has stated it wants a broad-based Afghan government.
The Act itself was designed to be broad based.
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Avoid until there is a sign of broad-based economic recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2009)It is a relatively sane and broad-based government. Times, Sunday Times (2009)It is only through this sort of broad-based approach that the nature and causes of human social life can be properly understood. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)The data pointed to a broad-based recovery, not just the long expected bounce in exports. Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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Used Rarely. broad-based is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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