master plan: Meaning and Definition of

mas'ter plan'

1. a general plan or program for achieving an objective.

mas•ter-plan

1. to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
2. to develop or improve (land, a community, a building complex, or the like) through a long-range plan that balances and harmonizes all elements: The engineers master-planned the island to provide for increases in the tourist population.