congressman-at-large

[ kong-gris-muhn-uht-lahrj ]

noun,plural con·gress·men-at-large [kong-gris-muhn-uht-lahrj]. /ˈkɒŋ grɪs mən ətˈlɑrdʒ/.
  1. a U.S. congressman who is elected from a state as a whole and not from a district.

Origin of congressman-at-large

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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