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(idiomatic) On the loose; roaming freely; not confined. examples
(obsolete) In full, fully. quotations
The like example I find in Lælius à Fonte Eugubinus, consult. 129 […]. Read in him the story at large.
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps
In general; as a whole. examples
(US, politics, of an election or elected position) Having an electorate across multiple districts. quotations examples
Although the elections for Boston City Council seats are still seven months away, the race between at-large candidates is beginning to heat up.
1991 May 4, Elizabeth Yukins, “City Council Candidates Lobby For The Gay Vote”, in Gay Community News, page 3