all-encompassing
adj 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" [syn:
{across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},
{all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing},
{extensive}, {panoptic}, {wide}]