as a whole
phraseUK /æz ə həʊl/
US /æz ə hoʊl/
All the parts together as one thing.
The team worked well as a whole.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Thinking about everything together, not just small parts.
As a whole, the plan is good.
3. When a group acts together as one unit.
The class, as a whole, agreed on the trip.
4. Looking at the big picture instead of details.
We should judge the book as a whole.