: 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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Yet the biggest challenge in running her indie label now is still dealing with the status quo at-large.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
That Oh became a council member was itself the result of a kind of affirmative action; the city stipulates that at least two of the seven at-large seats on the city council must be held by members of minority parties.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The consent decree requires that voters only be allowed to cast one vote for the two at-large seats in the district.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: In Seattle, an at-large council seat is on the ballot in a special election open to voters citywide.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
That Oh became a council member was itself the result of a kind of affirmative action; the city stipulates that at least two of the seven at-large seats on the city council must be held by members of minority parties.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The consent decree requires that voters only be allowed to cast one vote for the two at-large seats in the district.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: In Seattle, an at-large council seat is on the ballot in a special election open to voters citywide.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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“At-large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-large. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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