A stereotype is a simplified and generalized idea about a group of people.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

He had the idea of starting a small jazz group.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

Three days later, Feiler awoke before dawn with a big idea: he would assemble a group of trusted men to serve as surrogate fathers after his death.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19