English Explanatory Dictionary

at large

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.
  2. In full, fully.
  3. In general; as a whole.
  4. Having an electorate across multiple districts.

Pronunciation

en-au-at large.ogg

Word forms

at large at-large

Etymology

From Middle English at large (“at liberty or freedom”) (compare Middle English ben at large (“to be at one's liberty, be free”)). Compare Old French au large (“at liberty” and other senses).

Synonyms

in the wild on the loose on the run on the lam entirely in full wholly generally in general

Derived words

ambassador-at-large county at large editor-at-large prisoner at large statutes at large
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