🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

de base ampla

Pronunciation / Transliteration: de ba-zi am-pla

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Broad-base/ˈbrɔːd.beɪs/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A proposta exige um apoio de base ampla."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Involving or supported by a wide range of people, elements, or resources; comprehensive and inclusive.

    "The government is seeking a broad-base consensus before passing the new economic reform."
As noun
  1. 1

    A wide foundation or support system upon which something substantial is built or rests.

    "The coalition relies on a broad-base of working-class voters to maintain its political influence."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Middle English adjective 'broad' (from Old English 'brād') and the noun 'base' (from Old French 'bas', ultimately from Latin 'basis'). It entered economic, political, and technical lexicons in the 20th century to describe structures, economies, or policies resting on a wide, inclusive, or comprehensive foundation.

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