broad-based support

collocation in English

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support
noun
uk
/səˈpɔːt/us
/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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(Definition ofsupportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbroad-based support

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While satisfaction with privatisation and with the market's performance has decreased, especially amongst the middle class, there is stillbroad-basedsupportfor the market economy in general.
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In the past, there have been special arrangements when an issue of constitutional importance was at stake to ensure that suchbroad-basedsupportexisted.
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And if a system of proportional representation is used in the election it should ensure that whoever is elected commandsbroad-basedsupport.
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Governments should consult their public and the international financial institutions in formulating the strategy, so that it commandsbroad-basedsupport.
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There wasbroad-basedsupportfor that campaign.
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So we will try to find abroad-basedsupportfor a new proposal and avoid the long discussions that marked the last attempt to revise the directive.
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We needbroad-basedsupportfor the measures.
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Enthusiasm andbroad-basedsupportfor the institute led to fast growth.
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The group works to achievebroad-basedsupportto end unsustainable forestry practices in the region.
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Subsequent economic upheaval threatened the project, butbroad-basedsupportfrom the community and the private sector, which pledged more than $8 million, ensured that it moved forward.
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