congressman-at-large

[ kong-gris-muhn-uht-lahrj ]

noun

, plural con·gress·men-at-large [kong, -gris-m, uh, n-, uh, t-, lahrj].

1. a U.S. congressman who is elected from a state as a whole and not from a district.

Word History and Origins

Origin of congressman-at-large¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Texans last week heard the wind beginning to howl in the Democratic primary campaign for Congressman-at-large.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, Republican candidate for Congressman-at-large, diverted some attention with a barbecue at her farm northwest of Chicago, at which 10,000 Republicans consumed six tons of beef and pork, 200 barrels of potatoes, five truckloads of bread.

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Last week they circulated a petition to put him on the Republican primary ballot as candidate for Congressman-at-large.

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Senator Deneen of Illinois pokes in, by letter or in person, to complain that Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, the party's nominee for Congressman-at-large, is being given undue advantages by the national organization, advantages that may help her oust Senator Deneen and take his seat in 1930.

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He may try next year for Congressman-at-large from Massachusetts, or he may go for the U.S.

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