sweep ‧ ing /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . affecting many things, or making an important difference to something
sweeping changes/cuts/reforms etc
They want to make sweeping changes to education policies.
2 . [only before noun] including a lot of information about something:
a sweeping look at European history
3 . sweeping statement/generalization a statement etc that is too general and that does not consider all the facts – used to show disapproval:
sweeping generalizations about women drivers
4 . forming a curved shape:
the sweeping curve of the driveway
a sweeping gesture
5 . sweeping victory the winning of an election by a large number of votes:
a sweeping victory for Labour