Idiom
blanket term
Meaning
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Vegetables is a blanket term for many different types of plants.”
“The manager used the blanket term office supplies to describe everything from pens to expensive printers.”
“Scholars often criticize the use of such a broad blanket term, arguing that it obscures the distinct cultural differences between the various groups being studied.”
Examples
simple
“Vegetables is a blanket term for many different types of plants.”
contextual
“The manager used the blanket term office supplies to describe everything from pens to expensive printers.”
complex
“Scholars often criticize the use of such a broad blanket term, arguing that it obscures the distinct cultural differences between the various groups being studied.”
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