macrolevel

[ mak-roh-lev-uhl ]

adjective

1. at or on a level that is large in scale or scope:

   macrolevel research on crime rates in urban areas.

noun

1. a general or abstract level that is large in scale or scope.

Word History and Origins

Origin of macrolevel¹

First recorded in 1960–65; macro- ( def ) + level ( def )

Example Sentences

Emphasis on an individual person easily gets bogged down in debates over the definition of "racist" rather than sustained and serious discussions of how American society is structured by racism, white supremacy, white privilege, and other forms of unjust racialized opportunity structures, as well as the policies and actions — both on the macrolevel and microlevel — that sustain them.

From Salon

Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, a human behavioral ecologist at the University of California, Davis, says the researchers should be applauded for “taking an innovative, macrolevel, quantitative approach to history.”

From Science Magazine

In a televised weekend debate, Widodo and his running mate, Islamic cleric Ma’ruf Amin, said their opponents, neither of whom has served in public office for more than a few months, did not understand managing macrolevel economics.

From Reuters

So let's ignite a peer based, volunteer driven, prosocial, macrolevel community resiliency building movement thru public spaces, like coffee shops - and dive bars!

From New York Times

The research has steadily been climbing toward macrolevel experiments, with one recent experiment successfully entangling millions of atoms.

From Scientific American