All who / whatever (凡…皆/均/者)

Structure 凡 + group（+ 者）+ 皆/均 + predicate

凡 (fán) covers an entire group with NO exception: "all who…", "whatever…". The sentence usually closes with 皆 (jiē) or 均 (jūn), both literary equivalents of 都, and the group can be nominalized with 者 (zhě, "the one(s) who"): 凡年满十八岁者皆可报名 = "anyone who has turned eighteen may register". It is the literary, normative version of 凡是…都… (HSK 5): you see it in laws, regulations, notices and formal prose. 皆 and 均 pick up the whole group and assert the rule holds for each member.

Examples

凡fán年nián满mǎn十shí八bā岁suì者zhě，皆jiē可kě报bào名míng。
Anyone who has turned eighteen may register.
凡fán违wéi反fǎn规guī定dìng者zhě，均jūn须xū承chéng担dān责zé任rèn。
All who break the rule shall bear responsibility.
凡fán事shì预yù则zé立lì，不bù预yù则zé废fèi。
In all things, planning ahead leads to success; failing to plan, to ruin.
凡fán报bào名míng者zhě，皆jiē须xū提tí交jiāo证zhèng件jiàn。
All those who register must submit their documents.

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