master plan

noun

A comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy; the strategy itself.

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Meanings

nounmaster plan (plural master plans)

plural master plans

  1. idiomaticA comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy; the strategy itself.

    The creator has a master plan / Peace and happiness for every man

    1969, “The Creator Has a Master Plan”, in Karma, performed by Pharoah Sanders and Leon Thomas
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    "Of course, this wasn't part of some master plan. I impulsively used my vast power to do something nice without thinking it through. And then something I didn't expect happened. Even though I should have expected it."

    2014 July 22, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014

    Dr. Eric Green […] likens the pangenome to a new kind of bodywork manual for automotive repair shops. Whereas before, every mechanic only had the design specs for one kind of car, now there is a master plan that covers different makes and models.

    2023 May 10, Elie Dolgin, “Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome”, in The New York Times

    The master plan for the site includes 3.3km of new surfaced and unsurfaced walking routes, more than 1km of new bridleways and cantering routes, and retention of the 2.3km Old Shire Lane bridleway.

    2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33
  2. architectureA small-scale graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a project.

Translations

Finnish yleissuunnitelma, yleissuunnitelma
  • yleissuunnitelmaa comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
  • yleissuunnitelmaa graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
French plan directeur
  • plan directeura comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
German Gesamtkonzept, Masterplan
  • Gesamtkonzepta comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
  • Masterplana comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
  • Rahmenplana comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
  • Bauleitplana graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
  • Bebauungsplana graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
  • Generalplana graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
  • Hauptbebauungsplana graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
  • Raumordnunga graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
Hebrew תכנית אב
  • תכנית אב (tokhnít-áv)a comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
Indonesian rencana induk
  • rencana induka comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
Malay rancangan induk
  • rancangan induka comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
Polish plan generalny
  • plan generalnya comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
Russian генера́льный план, генпла́н
  • генера́льный план (generálʹnyj plan)a graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
  • генпла́н (genplán)a graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a building project
Swahili mpango mkuu
  • mpango mkuua comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy
Cite this entry
APA

master plan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master%20plan

MLA

“master plan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master%20plan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “master plan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/master%20plan.

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