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master plan

noun

a general plan or program for achieving an objective.

master-plan

[mas-ter-plan, mah-ster-]

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verb (used with object)

master-planned, master-planning

to construct a master plan for.
to master-plan one's career.
to develop or improve (land, a community, a building complex, or the like) through a long-range plan that balances and harmonizes all elements.
The engineers master-planned the island to provide for increases in the tourist population.

master plan

noun

a comprehensive long-term strategy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of master plan¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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“The original master plan called for a town center, vocational training and housing,” Begland said in an interview.

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Allman contends that the master plan calls for more than just housing and envisions a center of activity and services for veterans on and off the campus.

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But razing the buildings, he said, would contradict a master plan that the port hammered out with the L.A.

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The International Olympic Committee approved the master plan last week, with about half of the events staying in Los Angeles, clustering in three major hubs.

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“The master plan was to bring some kind of central core to the Valley,” the Rams owner said.

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