How to say "across-the-board" in Japanese

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  • 一律いちりつJLPT N1approx.Common
    no-adjective, na-adjective, adverbCovers the sense of applying the same treatment, rate, or change to everyone or everything with no exceptions. This is the natural word for an across-the-board pay rise, tax cut, or fee.
  • 総花そうばなCommon
    nounCovers the sense of covering every area or group, as with policies or measures that extend benefits across the board; often carries a nuance of spreading things broadly and thinly rather than concentrating them.

Use 一律 for across-the-board in the sense of uniform, identical treatment applied to everyone or everything, and 総花 for measures or coverage extending across every area, often with a nuance of spreading benefits thinly.

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