Complete Definition of "at large"

English
Adjective
at large
#idiom On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.
#:For a nervous twenty-four hours, three wanted criminals were at large in the city.
#idiom Representing the whole, rather than a section.
#:The editor-at-large is now able to write about any topic he pleased, no longer confined to just sports news.
#:The ambassador-at-large was designated to the Middle East as a region, rather than to a specific country.
#In general; as a whole.
#:Some people support the measure, but the community at large will probably be against it.

Translations
trans-top|on the loose
Finnish: vapaalla jalalla
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Swedish: t-|sv|på fri fot
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trans-top|representing the whole
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trans-top|in general
Finnish: kokonaisuutena, enimmäkseen
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Swedish: t-|sv|i allmänhet
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pl:at large

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