: 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
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At 7-5, Sac State needed a favorable vote from the seeding committee that placed 24 teams into the bracket, 11 of those automatic qualifiers as conference champions with 13 at-large berths.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
Commissioners Melissa Bynum, District 1 at-large, and Andrew Davis, District 8, dissented.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
The loser will have to hope for an at-large bid.
—Harry Enten, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Miami’s chances of making the playoffs as an at-large team are higher, but not much higher.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
Commissioners Melissa Bynum, District 1 at-large, and Andrew Davis, District 8, dissented.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
The loser will have to hope for an at-large bid.
—Harry Enten, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Miami’s chances of making the playoffs as an at-large team are higher, but not much higher.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
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“At-large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-large. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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