councillor-at-large:不分选区的议员/市议员(全市议员),通常由整个城市(或整个辖区)的选民共同选出,而不是只代表某一个特定选区(ward/district)。该职位常见于市政或地方议会体制中。(不同国家/地区也可能拼作 councilor-at-large。)
/ˈkaʊns(ə)lər æt lɑːrdʒ/
She ran for councillor-at-large to represent the whole city.
她竞选不分选区的市议员,以代表全市居民。
As a councillor-at-large, he focused on citywide issues such as public transit funding, affordable housing, and long-term climate planning, rather than the concerns of a single neighborhood.
作为不分选区的市议员,他把重点放在公共交通资金、可负担住房和长期气候规划等全市性议题上,而不是某一个社区的个别诉求。
councillor 源自拉丁语 consilium(“商议、建议”),经古法语进入英语,指参与议会/委员会并提出意见的人;at large 在英语中有“整体范围内、广泛地、不限定于某处”的意思。合起来 councillor-at-large 就是“在整个辖区范围内产生/代表整体的议员”,强调不绑定单一选区。