As A Whole

Definition: As A Whole

As A Whole

Adjective

1. Considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: As A Whole

Whole

Adverb: wholly, altogether; totally; (completely); entirely, all, all in all, as a whole, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together; in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run; en masse, as a body, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch; substantially.

Crosswords: As A Whole

This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. (Cheers; writing credit: Isaac Cronin; Wayne Wang)

Duncan, you are a man with a few admirable qualities, but taken as a whole, I was wrong to have thought so highly of you. (The Last of the Mohicans; writing credit: James Fenimore Cooper; John L. Balderston)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

To what gross absurdities the following of custom, when reason has left it, may lead, we may be satisfied, when we see the bare name of a town, of which there remains not so much as the ruins, where scarce so much housing as a sheepcote, or more inhabitants than a shepherd is to be found, sends as many representatives to the grand assembly of law-makers, as a whole county numerous in people, and powerful in riches. (Second Treatise of Government)

They have no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Taken as a whole, let us say, Waterloo was more of a massacre than a battle.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

STDs cause physical and emotional suffering to millions and are costly to individuals and to society as a whole. (references)

For this reason, it is not known whether these individuals are truly representative of XXY men as a whole or represent a particular extreme. (references)

It presents a major health problem for the United States because of its enormous impact on individuals, families, the health care system, and society as a whole. (references)

Business

The franchise sector as a whole continues to expand. (references)

Nevertheless, the impact on the economy as a whole was minimal. (references)

The market as a whole is expected to grow by 30 percent over the next two years. (references)

Children

Congo

There were no documented cases in which security agents or others targeted children for specific abuse, although children were affected by the same generalized social disorder and widespread disregard for human rights that impact society as a whole. (references)

Rwanda

According to a 1996 study conducted by the Government and the U.N. Population Fund, 59.6 percent of the population aged 6 and over had primary education, but only 48 percent of the population as a whole was literate; 52 percent of men were literate compared to 45 percent of women. (references)

Civil Liberties

Norway

All children must attend this mandatory class, and there are no exceptions for children of other faiths; on special grounds students may be exempted from participating in or performing specific religious acts such as church services or prayer, but they may not forgo instruction in the subject as a whole. (references)

Economic History

Finland

It is evident that franchising as a whole will increase during the coming years. (references)

Guyana

Rather, it is designed to benefit the vendors, storeowners and the country as a whole. (references)

Bulgaria

The Ministry of Transport and Communications oversees the transport sector as a whole. (references)

Human Rights

Georgia

Aside from the judicial system, law enforcement as a whole still has not undergone significant reform. (references)

East Timor

The JSMP sent legal observers to monitor the serious crimes trials, provided legal analysis, and disseminated information regarding the judicial system as a whole. (references)

Honduras

Her report is expected to be published in 2002. The Ministry of Security, which has been the focus of criticism of the killings, publicly denied accusations that the police force as a whole has been involved in extrajudicial killings, although it admitted that individual police have been accused of extrajudicial killings. (references)

Indigenous People

Panama

Illiteracy among indigenous groups is almost 50 percent, compared with 10 percent among the population as a whole. (references)

Minorities

Greece

Many Greek Muslims, including Pomaks, identify themselves as Turks and say that the Muslim minority as a whole has a Turkish cultural consciousness. (references)

Spain

The Romani community, whose size is estimated by NGO's at several hundred thousand, suffers from substantially higher rates of poverty and illiteracy than the population as a whole. (references)

Political Economy

Pakistan

In 1970 the Awami League swept the elections in East Pakistan and gained a majority in the country as a whole. (references)

CHILE

After rising steadily over the proceeding ten years, minimum wage and wages as a whole have essentially been flat over the past two years. (references)

PERU

Unless there is a pre-existing labor contract covering an occupation or industry as a whole, unions must negotiate with each company individually. (references)

Trade

Costa Rica

The process of obtaining funds from the Inter-American Development Bank has averaged 18 months in Costa Rica, double the average for the region as a whole. (references)

Vietnam

Secrecy laws cover much of the banking industry's data and meaningful information on the sector as a whole and on individual financial institutions has typically not been available. (references)

Indonesia

GDP growth for 1999 as a whole was slightly positive and reached 4.8 percent in 2000, but the economy slowed to 3.5% (annual rate) in the second quarter of 2001.. Inflation and interest rates have declined dramatically from their mid-crisis levels, but is showing signs of increasing again. (references)

Women

Lithuania

Women are underrepresented significantly in some professions, business, and the managerial sector as a whole. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The percentage of women in some professions and in the managerial sector as a whole does not correspond to their percentage of the population. (references)

Worker Rights

Guatemala

The weakness of the judicial system as a whole, the severe shortage of competent judges and staff, a heavy backlog of undecided cases, and failure to enforce effectively court rulings, all contribute to the labor courts' lack of credibility and effectiveness. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "as a whole": looking at it as a whole. Additional references.

Chinese 

整�" (entirety, integrated, overall, whole). (various references)

Danish

vedtage forslaget som helhed (to adopt the proposed amendment as a whole), erkender den naere sammenhaeng mellem fred og sikkerhed i Europa og i verden i helhed (recognizing the close link between peace and security in Europe and in the world as a whole). (various references)

Dutch

alles wel beschouwd (altogether, on the whole), over het algemeen genomen (altogether, on the whole), überhaupt (altogether, generally, on the whole). (various references)

Esperanto

entute (altogether, on the whole). (various references)

Faeroese

yvirhøvur (altogether, on the whole), tilsamans (altogether, on the whole). (various references)

Finnish

kokonaisuudessaan (altogether, in its entirety). (various references)

French

adopter l'ensemble de la proposition de modification (to adopt the proposed amendment as a whole), un secteur intimement lié a l'ensemble de l'économie (a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole), services de prérogative publique (provision of services to the community as a whole), reconnaissant le lien étroit qui existe entre la paix et la sécurité en Europe et dans le monde entier (recognizing the close link between peace and security in Europe and in the world as a whole), l'exercice de ce droit devrait consister � pouvoir exprimer toute opinion au sujet de l'avenir politique et constitutionnel de tout le territoire dans le cadre d'un processus pleinement démocratique sous la supervision des Nations Unies (the exercise of this right should consist of the opportunity to expressing their views on the political and constitutional future of the territory as a whole), ils restent fermement convaincus que tous ces aspects doivent être considérés comme constituant un tout (it remains their firm view that all these aspects must be taken as a whole), ceux-ci ne mettent pas seulement en danger l'existence du Liban, ils menacent également la stabilité de la région dans son ensemble (it endangers not only the existence of Lebanon but also the stability of the region as a whole). (various references)

German

als Ganzes, in seiner Ganzheit, überhaupt (after all, altogether, anyhow, anyway, at all, generally, in general, on the whole). (various references)

Greek 

εγκρίνω το σύνολο της προτάσεως τροποποιήσεως (to adopt the proposed amendment as a whole), τομέας στενά συνδεδεμένος με το σύνολο της οικονομίας (a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole). (various references)

Hungarian

teljes egészében (at full length, in full). (various references)

Italian

approvare l'insieme della proposta di modificazione (to adopt the proposed amendment as a whole), un settore intimamente connesso all'insieme dell'economia 2RF Trattato CEE 39,2 c (a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole), riconoscendo lo stretto legame esistente fra la pace e la sicurezza in Europa e nel mondo intero (recognizing the close link between peace and security in Europe and in the world as a whole). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

足掛け (considering fractional periods of time as a whole for purposes of calculation, foothold, pedal). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

あしかけ (considering fractional periods of time as a whole for purposes of calculation, foothold, pedal). (various references)

Manx

'sy clane (taken as a whole). (various references)

Pig Latin

asay aay olewhay

Portuguese

numapalavra (altogether), no conjunto, nasuageneralidade (altogether), emsuma (altogether), como um todo. (various references)

Romanian

privindu-l ca un tot (looking at it as a whole). (various references)

Russian 

в целом (all in all, at large, on the whole, upon the whole). (various references)

Spanish

aprobar el conjunto de la propuesta de modificación (to adopt the proposed amendment as a whole), un sector estrechamente vinculado al conjunto de la economía (a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole), reconociendo la estrecha relación que existe entre la paz y la seguridad en Europa y en todo el mundo (recognizing the close link between peace and security in Europe and in the world as a whole). (various references)

Swedish

en sektor som är nära förbunden med ekonomin i dess helhet (a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole). (various references)

Turkish

tümüyle (clean, entirely, smack, stark), tümü (all of, the whole shebang). (various references)

Ukrainian

разом (altogether, among, amongst, between, hand in hand, heave ho, in all, together). (various references)

confersam, confertis. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: alohas, haloes, haoles, whales, wheals, wholes.

-3 letters: aloes, aloha, awash, awols, hales, halos, haole, hawse, heals, helos, holes, hosel, howes, howls, leash, lowes, lowse, selah, shale, shawl, sheal, sheol, shoal, swale, wales, weals, welsh, whale, wheal, whole, whose.

-4 letters: aahs, aals, alae, alas, ales, aloe, alow, also, asea, awes, awls, awol, haes, hale.

-5 letters: aah.

+2 letters: whaleboats.

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