'overarching term' is a correct and usable term in written English.
It is used to refer to a broad term that covers a lot of things, often related in terms of meaning. For example, the overarching term for both cats and dogs is "domesticated animals".
She introduced her customers to the distinctive features of the chazara jacket and the sirwal skirt and alerted them to the difference between a kaftan (an overarching term for a long shift dress) and the cloak-like abaya, to say nothing of the long Berber djellaba and the shorter African dashiki.
This group proposed that 'drug-resistant infections' should be used instead of 'anti-microbial resistance' as the overarching term in English for infections caused by bugs resistant to treatment, including antibiotics; and also that terms associated with war (combat, attack, etc). could draw attention away from the positive role that bacteria play in human immunity, digestion and gut health.
The overarching term we have chosen to consider this transformative effect technologies may have on illness experience is "shaping".
"Bar stool" is an overarching term that refers to stools that come in three primary heights: counter, bar and spectator (sometimes called stadium).
"Semistructured interviewing is an overarching term used to describe a range of different forms of interviewing most commonly associated with qualitative research.
Because we want to get the broadest possible view of the logistics systems relevant in practice, we refer to distribution in multiple channels as "omni-channel" distribution, since this is the overarching term and most advanced concept (Beck and Rygl 2015; Hübner et al. 2016a; Verhoef et al. 2015).
Much of the literature on the modern history of food and diet in Africa focuses on material dearth and cultural loss, described in overarching terms such as 'urbanization' and 'westernization'westernization
It's cliched to say, but it is the leadership function's role to drive the overarching long-term capability of the organisation.
Based on psychology theories of goal priming, I predict that such feedback can either increase or decrease continued effort, depending on whether it activates a high-level goal (i.e., an overarching long-term project goal) in individuals' minds.
This paper aims firstly to gain a comprehensive overview of Japan's national-level transport planning schemes as well as overarching long-term plans closely related to them.
When I visited his office in January, he said plans such as DFC are overwhelmingly positive – but that the difficulty lies in balancing long-term, overarching visions with quality-of-life improvements here and now.
