A mission statement describes the overall purpose of the organization.

The overall purpose is to gain an appreciation of the past.

The system itself can be described as a set of functions necessary for the overall purpose.

The game's overall purpose was to "guide" players from bad to good.

Her plan, such as it was, included only an overall purpose, a general strategy, and a first step.

However, it is also necessary to consider the overall purpose of the terms as a whole.

Thus, the court must examine the overall purpose of the statute.

Taken together, he said, it suggested an overall secular purpose.

Members are required to keep that overall purpose in mind when registering their interests.

She took into account the overall purpose and philosophy of the Convention.