congressman-at-large

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Definitions of congressman-at-large word

noun congressman-at-large (in the US) a member of the House of Representatives who was elected by the voters of an entire state as opposed to the voters of a single Congressional district 3
noun plural congressman-at-large a U.S. congressman who is elected from a state as a whole and not from a district. 1

before 1880

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An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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