Definition of "widespread" []

• Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion. (adjective)
• Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding. (adjective)

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• "Many mid-ranking Afghan officials are similarly frustrated with what they describe as widespread corruption."
• "Reichbach scolded the department for what he described as a widespread culture of corruption endemic in its drug units, The New York Times reported."
• "One of the protesters' top demands has been holding the former president accountable for what they call widespread graft and corruption."