: relating to or being a political representative who is elected to serve an entire area rather than one of its subdivisions
an at-large city councilor
an at-large election
Examples of at-large in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And in 2022, at-large Republicans lost to the Democrats by 14,000 votes.
—
Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
His most recent posting before commander-at-large was as the chief patrol agent of the El Centro Sector, also in California.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Fellow incumbent Amsalu Kassaw, a conservative who has held his seat for less than a year, was in fourth place out of five at-large candidates.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Along with Baldoni’s team and lead attorney Bryan Freedman, the sister of his Crisis PR chief Melissa Nathan and New York Post editor-at-large, Sara Nathan is cited too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at-large
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
His most recent posting before commander-at-large was as the chief patrol agent of the El Centro Sector, also in California.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Fellow incumbent Amsalu Kassaw, a conservative who has held his seat for less than a year, was in fourth place out of five at-large candidates.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Along with Baldoni’s team and lead attorney Bryan Freedman, the sister of his Crisis PR chief Melissa Nathan and New York Post editor-at-large, Sara Nathan is cited too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at-large
Cite this Entry
“At-large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-large. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share