Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - at large
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At large
at large
phrasal 1. a. free of restraint or confinement the escaped prisoner is still ~ b. without a specific subject or assignment critic ~ 2. at length 3. in a general way 4. as a whole society ~ 5. as the political representative of or to a whole area rather than of one of its subdivisions — used in combination with a preceding noun a congressman-at-large
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1. ам. полит. представляющий весь штат или округ, а не какую-л. партию at large candidate —- независимый (беспартийный) кандидат ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not kept within walls, fences, or boundaries; free. * /The killer remained at large for weeks./ Compare: AT LIBERTY. * /Cattle and sheep roamed at large on the big ranch./ 2. In a broad, general way; at length; fully. * /The superintendent talked at large for an hour about his hopes for a new school building./ 3. As a group rather than as individuals; as a whole; taken together. * /The junior class at large was not interested in a senior yearbook./ 4. As a representative of a whole political unit or area rather than one of its parts; from a city rather than one of its wards, or a state rather than one of its districts. * /He was elected congressman at large./ * /Aldermen are voted for at large./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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