: 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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There was some initial doubt about if a 11-2 Southern Methodist University team deserved an at-large playoff bid after losing the ACC Title Game to the Clemson Tigers.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
From here, that’s a spot-on projection: San Diego State and Utah State are the only teams worthy of at-large berths at the moment.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
The Nittany Lions blew out ACC runner-up SMU 38-10, and the Buckeyes routed SEC at-large entrant Tennessee 42-17.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Tennessee's electors, which consist of one per congressional district and two at-large positions, gathered in the Tennessee House chamber at the state Capitol on Tuesday with Gov. Bill Lee, Secretary of State Tre Hargett and other state leaders to formally cast Tennessee's electoral ballots.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
From here, that’s a spot-on projection: San Diego State and Utah State are the only teams worthy of at-large berths at the moment.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
The Nittany Lions blew out ACC runner-up SMU 38-10, and the Buckeyes routed SEC at-large entrant Tennessee 42-17.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Tennessee's electors, which consist of one per congressional district and two at-large positions, gathered in the Tennessee House chamber at the state Capitol on Tuesday with Gov. Bill Lee, Secretary of State Tre Hargett and other state leaders to formally cast Tennessee's electoral ballots.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“At-large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-large. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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