broad-based vs universal

broad-based

adj
  • Broadly based, wide-ranging. 

  • Of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset. 

universal

adj
  • Common to all society; worldwide. 

  • Useful for many purposes; all-purpose. 

  • Unlimited; vast; infinite. 

  • Common to all members of a group or class. 

  • Of or pertaining to the universe. 

noun
  • A characteristic or property that particular things have in common. 

How often have the words broad-based and universal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )