across the board
concerning everyone; having an affect on all categories; entirely
across the board
Adverb
1. including all; "we got a pay raise across the board"
(pertainym) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, panoptic, wide
across-the-board
Adjective
1. broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
(synonym) all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, panoptic, wide
(similar) comprehensive
Across the board
Across the board
All the months of a particular futures contract or futures option contract, for example, if all the copper contracts open limit up, they were limit up "across the board."
across the board
affecting all people, applies to everything We want a salary increase across the board - for all positions.