Officer at large meaning

Form of political representation

For the selection of sports teams, see At-large bid.

At large (before a noun: at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset.

Member at large or member-at-large

Board member of

What are the duties of a board member at-large

Director at-large job description

Robert rules of order member at large

In multi-hierarchical bodies, the term rarely extends to a tier beneath the highest division. A contrast is implied, with certain electoral districts or narrower divisions. It can be given to the associated territory, if any, to denote its undivided nature, in a specific context.

Unambiguous synonyms are the prefixes of cross-, all- or whole-, such as cross-membership, or all-state.

Can a member at large vote

The term is used as a suffix referring to specific members (such as the U.S. congressional Representative/the Member/Rep. for Wyoming at large). It figures as a generic prefix of its subject matter (such as Wyoming is an at-large U.S.

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