at-large

Roaming free, uncaptured

At-large describes someone who represents or belongs to a whole area rather than a specific district or subdivision: an at-large city council seat, a delegate at-large.

Separately, at large means free and unconfined, especially of someone evading capture: The suspect remains at large.

At large can also mean in general: society at large.

unrestricted

roaming

Moving without fixed purpose

unconfined · untethered · free-ranging · unrestrained · loose · autonomous · unhindered · liberated · open · unlimited

electoral

representative

One who acts for another

commissioner · trustee · regent · alderman · councillor · seat · district · citywide · statewide · countywide

fugitive

escaped

Got away from confinement

outlaw · criminal · escapee · runaway · suspect · evading · apprehension · capture · fleeing · pursuit

Categories
Opposites
custody/capture status

at-largein custody

Held by authorities

apprehended · captured · arrested · incarcerated · imprisoned

REPRESENTATIONAL SCOPE (political)

at-largedistrict

Bounded administrative area

district representative · ward · precinct · divisional · regional

specificity/restriction

at-largerestricted

Limited in scope

limited · specific · constrained · bounded · narrow

Family

large, enlarge, largely, larger, largest, enlarged, enlargement, enlarging, largish

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