in general terms rather than in detail. The speech will lay out in broad strokes the two candidates' differing approaches towards how best to stimulate the economy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary.

How do you use broad stroke in a sentence?

To put it on the chart with broad strokes, in 1960 coalmining suffered 1,669 stoppages, and the rest of the economy suffered 1,163. That is underlined here with broad strokes of the pen. He just gave me a few broad strokes and told me to play the character real, that was it.

What is a broad term?

Definition: An authorized, preferred heading that is broader in definition and scope. Purpose: Supports the hierarchical relationship between or among headings in a controlled vocabulary.