"broad-brush" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2023 August 23, Mel Holley, “Network News: ... while Chiltern Railways targets low-emissions stock”, in RAil, number 990, page 7:",
          "text": "In setting out a broad-brush approach, the Arriva-owned operator doesn't make any specific requirements, but it says the replacement trains \"must achieve a meaningful reduction in the exhaust emissions and exterior noise levels compared to Chiltern's existing DMUs\".",
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          "word": "paint with a broad brush"
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        "To generalize gratuitously."
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        "(idiomatic, informal, transitive) To generalize gratuitously."
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