noun
a word or phrase that covers a broad range of related concepts or items
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The term 'mental illness' is often used as an umbrella term to encompass a range of psychiatric disorders.
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When people say 'sports' as an umbrella term, they usually mean activities like basketball, soccer, and tennis.
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In the gaming community, 'FPS games' is an umbrella term for first-person shooter games.
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The concept of 'fake news' has become an umbrella term for any news that people disagree with.