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The first, and overarching, count in the new indictment is that slavery permitted one group of people to exercise unrestrained personal domination over another group of people.
Robert Fogel

Meaning of "overarching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERARCHING

overarching  [ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERARCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overarching is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERARCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overarching in the English dictionary

The definition of overarching in the dictionary is overall; all-encompassing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERARCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
beseeching
bɪˈsiːtʃɪŋ
birching
ˈbɜːtʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
churching
ˈtʃɜːtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
Kuching
ˈkuːtʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
lurching
ˈlɜːtʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
nonteaching
nɒnˈtiːtʃɪŋ
scorching
ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ
screeching
ˈskriːtʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
strip-searching
ˈstrɪpˌsɜːtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERARCHING

overambitious
overamplified
overanalyse
overanalysis
overanalytical
overanalyze
overanxiety
overanxious
overapt
overarch
overarm
overarousal
overarrange
overassert
overassertion
overassertive
overate
overattention
overattentive
overawe

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERARCHING

aching
anything
bewitching
birdwatching
bitching
branching
couching
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enriching
etching
eye-catching
far-reaching
fetching
geocaching
hatching
itching
quenching
scratching
squelching
twitching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of overarching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overarching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERARCHING

Find out the translation of overarching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overarching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overarching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

总体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

general
570 millions of speakers

English

overarching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यापक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشاملة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Всеобъемлющая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abrangente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বোচ্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

global
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyeluruh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übergreifende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

包括的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무엇보다 중요한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overarching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bao quát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்டு வளையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फार मोठे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapsayıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadrzędnym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

всеосяжна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

globală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρωταρχικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorkoepelende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övergripande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overgripende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overarching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERARCHING»

The term «overarching» is very widely used and occupies the 23.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERARCHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overarching» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overarching» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overarching

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7 QUOTES WITH «OVERARCHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overarching.
1
Greg Abbott
During my time as a judge, as a justice, and as attorney general, I've had one overarching goal, and that is a strict interpretation and application of the laws and the Constitution. I would be Madisonian.
2
Richard Carmona
The overarching issue, really, is our surgeon general should be able to communicate transparently and honestly with the American public on all issues.
3
Robert Fogel
The first, and overarching, count in the new indictment is that slavery permitted one group of people to exercise unrestrained personal domination over another group of people.
4
Victor Fung
For the future world-trading regime to mirror economic reality and to allow the use of modern business strategies, we need a single overarching multilateral framework for trade. We can have either a flat world or a patchwork of crisscrossing mountain ranges and tunnels.
5
Greg Graffin
One of the things that all religions have is a narrative of doomsday. There has to be some kind of overarching fear of the future. If there wasn't, none of the religions could invoke this important thing - that science has no evidence of, by the way - called free will.
6
Richard Phillips
Art is a thing where, the least likely thing that you think is going to be art, is precisely the thing that is going to be art. And I would even hold that true to a reality television show... maybe the entire overarching process of the show actually exists as an artistic structure.
7
Lewis Thompson Preston
Alleviating poverty would be the Bank's overarching objective.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERARCHING»

Discover the use of overarching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overarching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Draft Sentencing Guidelines: Overarching Principles: ...
Domestic violence is a social problem of enormous proportion. In 2000 there were an estimated 12.9 million incidents, and 1.2 million women were affected by stalking. It accounts for a quarter of all violent crime.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, 2006
2
Beyond Behavior: Construction of an Overarching ...
Walters outlines an overarching theory in which the proper focus of psychological study is how a person interacts with the environment.
Glenn D. Walters, 2000
3
Overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1)
This statement outlines the Government's objectives for the power sector in order to meet its energy and climate change strategy. It sets out the need for new energy infrastructure and the assessment principles and generic impacts.
Great Britain: Department of Energy and Climate Change, 2011
4
Defense Management: Overarching Organizational Framework ...
The DoD is the single largest U.S. energy consumer.
William M. Solis, 2008
5
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Overarching ...
What GAO Recommends In the January 2010 report, GAO recommended that DOD develop overarching guidance for sharing intelligence information and that the military services develop plans with timelines that prioritize and identify the ...
Davi M. D'Agostino, 2010
6
Great Tours!: Thematic Tours and Guide Training for Historic ...
(Put a black "X" next to these sentences.) Which sentences seem to express the most important ideas at the site? Which sentences express similar ideas or suggest a single, overarching theme? Is there anything important that is missing?
Barbara Abramoff Levy, Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd, Susan Porter Schreiber, 2002
7
Making Room at the Table: An Invitation to Multicultural Worship
Overarching. Culture. The word "culture" can have many meanings. The contributors to this book are using the term as a reference to "social, linguistic, national, ethnic, and theological realities that locate and identify who we are and what we ...
Brian K. Blount, Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, 2000
8
Two-dimensional Sonata Form: Form and Cycle in ...
197 of the sonata cycle is interpolated in the overarching sonata form, it temporarily suspends the continuation of that form. Therefore, this too might be interpreted as a fundamental difference between a two-dimensional and a ( normative) ...
Steven Vande Moortele, 2009
9
PISA PISA 2009 Assessment Framework Key Competencies in ...
PIsa 2009 maTHemaTIcs framework The following list of overarching ideas, therefore, is used in PISA to meet the requirements of historical development, coverage of the domain and reflection of the major threads of school curriculum: ...
OECD, 2010
10
The Handbook of Rational Choice Social Research
OVERARCHING GOALS AND GOAL—FRAMING THEORY Other self— regulatory functions of goal—processes (including higher—order self—regulation ) are particularly present in overarching goals. Overarching goals are all by themselves a ...
Rafael Wittek, Tom Snijders, Victor Nee, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERARCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overarching is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Germany Wants a Strong Greece
There is also an overarching reason as to why Germany wants a strong Greece. We want a strong Greece, because we want a strong Europe ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Geek culture Olympics take over Portland: 2015 Geek Olympathon
That massive event, as well as this local competition, represents the overarching cultural evolution at hand – the rise of the "geek" from the ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Justice League: Gods and Monsters – Batman #1 review
That's not to say there isn't an overarching story, but instead Langstrom focuses on different events and how he reacts to them as a creature of ... «Batman-News, Jul 15»
4
Woman to Watch: Kristen Opett
Together, they explore answers to overarching questions, such as how to do things better or how to standardize their medical practices of ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Kasich faces steep climb in quest for GOP nomination
Too “meandering ... lacked an overarching vision for the future,” said David Catanese, senior political writer of U.S. News & World Report. «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
6
5 Characters Best Suited For Marvel's Netflix World
The layers to the She-Hulk story are all there especially when you toss in an overarching villain like Titania or Aberration. SpiderWoman. «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
7
THECB new plan aims to boost percent of degrees by 2030
The new 15-year plan is currently under consideration by the THECB with the overarching goal of getting 60 percent of the 25-34 age range a ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
8
It's time to embrace hormonal moodiness
"The overarching argument in Julie Holland's book seems to be that… we are medicating ourselves into submission instead of embracing and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
The new approach to managing a global workforce
This can be accomplished by navigating across diverse geographical and legal landscapes to establish overarching global personnel policies ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
10
'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' author Robert Kiyosaki shares money advice
His overarching philosophy is that you don't need money to invest — you need ideas. People with money will buy into ideas if you develop ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»

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