at-large representative

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representative
noun[C]
uk
/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/us
/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/
someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group ...
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He was anat-largerepresentativefor all but his second term, during which he represented the 2nd congressional district.
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Five are elected by district, the county chair andat-largerepresentativeare elected county-wide.
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He was elected as anat-largerepresentativedue to problems with reapportionment.
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From seat to 1967, the state kept the seven districts it had used since 1953 and used anat-largerepresentative.
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Subsequently, on occasion anat-largerepresentativewould be elected in addition to representatives being elected from districts.
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It is made up of 15 members, five each from large, medium and small schools, a genderat-largerepresentative, a minority at-large representative and a nonpublic school representative.
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The council consists of one representative from each of the city's five wards, plus two at-large representatives.
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Two commissioners are elected countywide and serve as at-large representatives.
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In 2006, the membership began electing a chair, secretary, treasurer and three at-large representatives to the coordinating committee.
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Four of the six council seats are elected by district; the remaining two seats are at-large representatives.
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The council consists of one representative from each of the city's three wards, plus two at-large representatives.
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In the past, the committee has had one representative from each of five regions, five at-large representatives, and two high school representatives.
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It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of ten regional representatives.
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