"at large" meaning in English

See at large in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at large.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Middle English at large (“at liberty or freedom”) (compare Middle English ben at large (“to be at one's liberty, be free”)). Compare Old French au large (“at liberty” and other senses). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|at large|t=at liberty or freedom}} Middle English at large (“at liberty or freedom”), {{cog|enm|ben at large|t=to be at one's liberty, be free}} Middle English ben at large (“to be at one's liberty, be free”), {{cog|fro|au large}} Old French au large Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at large, {{en-prep phrase}} at large
  1. (idiomatic) On the loose; roaming freely; not confined. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: in the wild, on the loose, on the run, on the lam Translations (on the loose): azadlıqda (Azerbaijani), свободен (svoboden) (Bulgarian), escàpol (Catalan), 在逃 (zàitáo) (Chinese Mandarin), vapaalla jalalla (Finnish), karkuteillä (Finnish), en liberté (French), en cavale [colloquial] (French), auf freiem Fuß (German), in Freiheit (German), frei umherbewegend (German), frei umherziehend (German), ungebunden (German), szabadlábon (Hungarian), szabadon (Hungarian), на слобода (na sloboda) (Macedonian), på frifot (Norwegian Bokmål), på frifot (Norwegian Nynorsk), na wolności (Polish), à solta (Portuguese), на свобо́де (na svobóde) (Russian), на во́ле (na vóle) (Russian), mu sgaoil (Scottish Gaelic), suelto [masculine] (Spanish), prófugo [masculine] (Spanish), på fri fot (Swedish), serbest (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-at_large-en-prep_phrase-fd6BVCXT Disambiguation of 'on the loose': 91 2 5 2
  2. (obsolete) In full, fully. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: entirely, in full, wholly, completely Translations ((obsolete in English) in full): entièrement (French), im Ganzen (German), als Ganzes (German), vollständig (German), teljes egészében (Hungarian), in tutto (Italian), al completo (Italian), w pełni (Polish), por completo (Portuguese), al completo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-at_large-en-prep_phrase-fIfObp-5 Disambiguation of '(obsolete in English) in full': 5 81 7 8
  3. In general; as a whole. Synonyms: generally, in general, generally Translations (in general): изобщо (izobšto) (Bulgarian), in het algemeen (Dutch), kokonaisuutena (Finnish), enimmäkseen (Finnish), en général (French), dans son ensemble (French), im Großen und Ganzen (German), im Allgemeinen (German), insgesamt (German), im Ganzen (German), als Ganzes (German), általánosságban (Hungarian), mint olyan (Hungarian), in generale (Italian), som sådan (Norwegian Bokmål), i sin alminnelighet (Norwegian Bokmål), w ogóle (Polish), generalnie (Polish), na ogół (Polish), em geral (Portuguese), в о́бщем (v óbščem) (Russian), в о́бщем и це́лом (v óbščem i célom) (Russian), en general (Spanish), i allmänhet (Swedish), i stort (Swedish), i sin helhet (Swedish), genellikle (Turkish), umumiyetle (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-at_large-en-prep_phrase-~RGuiI1I Disambiguation of 'in general': 4 4 92 1
  4. (US, politics, of an election or elected position) Having an electorate across multiple districts. Tags: US, of an election or elected position Categories (topical): Politics Translations (having an electorate across multiple districts): 不分區 (Chinese Mandarin), 不分区 (Chinese Mandarin), über die Einzelwahlkreise hinaus (German)
    Sense id: en-at_large-en-prep_phrase-m2~mqEDD Categories (other): American English Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'having an electorate across multiple districts': 3 1 2 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: at-large Derived forms: ambassador-at-large, county at large, editor-at-large, prisoner at large, statutes at large

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          "text": "For a nervous twenty-four hours, three wanted criminals were at large in the city."
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          "text": "The ambassador-at-large was designated to the Middle East as a region, rather than to a specific country."
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "on the loose",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "on the loose",
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          "ref": ", vol.I, New York 2001, p.236",
          "text": "The like example I find in Lælius à Fonte Eugubinus, consult. 129 […]. Read in him the story at large."
        }
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        "In full, fully."
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        "(obsolete) In full, fully."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "entirely"
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        {
          "word": "in full"
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        {
          "word": "wholly"
        },
        {
          "word": "completely"
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          "_dis1": "5 81 7 8",
          "code": "fr",
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          "word": "entièrement"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
          "word": "im Ganzen"
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          "word": "als Ganzes"
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          "word": "vollständig"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
          "word": "teljes egészében"
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          "code": "it",
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          "word": "in tutto"
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          "_dis1": "5 81 7 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
          "word": "w pełni"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "word": "por completo"
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          "_dis1": "5 81 7 8",
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        {
          "text": "Some people support the measure, but the community at large will probably be against it."
        }
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        "In general; as a whole."
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          "word": "generally"
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          "word": "in general"
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          "word": "generally"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izobšto",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "изобщо"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "in het algemeen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "kokonaisuutena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "enimmäkseen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "en général"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "dans son ensemble"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "im Großen und Ganzen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "im Allgemeinen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "insgesamt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "im Ganzen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "de",
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "általánosságban"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "mint olyan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "in generale"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "som sådan"
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        {
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "i sin alminnelighet"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "w ogóle"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "generalnie"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "pl",
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          "word": "na ogół"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "em geral"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "v óbščem",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "в о́бщем"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "v óbščem i célom",
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          "word": "в о́бщем и це́лом"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "en general"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "i stort"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "i sin helhet"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in general",
          "word": "genellikle"
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        {
          "text": "The city has five city council districts; however, the mayor is elected at large."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1991 May 4, Elizabeth Yukins, “City Council Candidates Lobby For The Gay Vote”, in Gay Community News, page 3",
          "text": "Although the elections for Boston City Council seats are still seven months away, the race between at-large candidates is beginning to heat up.",
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        "Having an electorate across multiple districts."
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        "(US, politics, of an election or elected position) Having an electorate across multiple districts."
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        "government",
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 2 94",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having an electorate across multiple districts",
          "word": "不分區"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 2 94",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having an electorate across multiple districts",
          "word": "不分区"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 2 94",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having an electorate across multiple districts",
          "word": "über die Einzelwahlkreise hinaus"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "word": "ambassador-at-large"
    },
    {
      "word": "county at large"
    },
    {
      "word": "editor-at-large"
    },
    {
      "word": "prisoner at large"
    },
    {
      "word": "statutes at large"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "at large",
        "t": "at liberty or freedom"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English at large (“at liberty or freedom”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ben at large",
        "t": "to be at one's liberty, be free"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English ben at large (“to be at one's liberty, be free”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "au large"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French au large",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English at large (“at liberty or freedom”) (compare Middle English ben at large (“to be at one's liberty, be free”)). Compare Old French au large (“at liberty” and other senses).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "at large",
      "name": "en-prep phrase"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For a nervous twenty-four hours, three wanted criminals were at large in the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "The ambassador-at-large was designated to the Middle East as a region, rather than to a specific country."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "On the loose; roaming freely; not confined."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "On the loose",
          "on the loose"
        ],
        [
          "confined",
          "confined"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) On the loose; roaming freely; not confined."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "in the wild"
        },
        {
          "word": "on the loose"
        },
        {
          "word": "on the run"
        },
        {
          "word": "on the lam"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": ", vol.I, New York 2001, p.236",
          "text": "The like example I find in Lælius à Fonte Eugubinus, consult. 129 […]. Read in him the story at large."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In full, fully."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "In full",
          "in full"
        ],
        [
          "fully",
          "fully"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) In full, fully."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "entirely"
        },
        {
          "word": "in full"
        },
        {
          "word": "wholly"
        },
        {
          "word": "completely"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Some people support the measure, but the community at large will probably be against it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In general; as a whole."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "In general",
          "in general"
        ],
        [
          "as a whole",
          "as a whole"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "generally"
        },
        {
          "word": "in general"
        },
        {
          "word": "generally"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Politics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The city has five city council districts; however, the mayor is elected at large."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1991 May 4, Elizabeth Yukins, “City Council Candidates Lobby For The Gay Vote”, in Gay Community News, page 3",
          "text": "Although the elections for Boston City Council seats are still seven months away, the race between at-large candidates is beginning to heat up.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having an electorate across multiple districts."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "electorate",
          "electorate"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, politics, of an election or elected position) Having an electorate across multiple districts."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "of an election or elected position"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-at large.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0e/En-au-at_large.ogg/En-au-at_large.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/En-au-at_large.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "at-large"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "azadlıqda"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svoboden",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "свободен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "escàpol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zàitáo",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "在逃"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "vapaalla jalalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "karkuteillä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "en liberté"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "en cavale"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "auf freiem Fuß"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "in Freiheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "frei umherbewegend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "frei umherziehend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "ungebunden"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "szabadlábon"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "szabadon"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "na sloboda",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "на слобода"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "på frifot"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "på frifot"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "na wolności"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "à solta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na svobóde",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "на свобо́де"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na vóle",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "на во́ле"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "mu sgaoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "suelto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prófugo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "på fri fot"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "on the loose",
      "word": "serbest"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "entièrement"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "im Ganzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "als Ganzes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "vollständig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "teljes egészében"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "in tutto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "al completo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "w pełni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "por completo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(obsolete in English) in full",
      "word": "al completo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izobšto",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "изобщо"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "in het algemeen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "kokonaisuutena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "enimmäkseen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "en général"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "dans son ensemble"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "im Großen und Ganzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "im Allgemeinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "insgesamt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "im Ganzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "als Ganzes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "általánosságban"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "mint olyan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "in generale"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "som sådan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "i sin alminnelighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "w ogóle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "generalnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "na ogół"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "em geral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v óbščem",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "в о́бщем"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v óbščem i célom",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "в о́бщем и це́лом"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "en general"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "i allmänhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "i stort"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "i sin helhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "genellikle"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in general",
      "word": "umumiyetle"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having an electorate across multiple districts",
      "word": "不分區"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having an electorate across multiple districts",
      "word": "不分区"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having an electorate across multiple districts",
      "word": "über die Einzelwahlkreise hinaus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "at large"
}

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