get on board

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Dictionary meaning

an idiom derived from the act of boarding a ship, train, or aircraft, used figuratively to mean agreeing with or joining a plan, project, or initiative; when someone is asked to get on board, they are being invited or pressured to align themselves with a course of action that others have already committed to, with the implication that the vehicle is departing and those who fail to board will be left behind; the phrase is a staple of business and political communication where building consensus requires persuading stakeholders to accept a decision, and it carries the subtle coercive undertone that non-participation will result in exclusion from the journey's benefits