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congressional district

noun

, U.S. Government.
  1. one of a fixed number of districts into which a state is divided, each district electing one member to the national House of Representatives.


Congressional district

noun

  1. (in the US) an electoral division of a state, entitled to send one member to the US House of Representatives


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Word History and Origins

Origin of congressional district1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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Example Sentences

The answer is that you flip state legislatures, since in most places, state legislatures draw the congressional district lines.

Now tell me: How are Democrats going to win back those legislatures so that they can start drawing congressional district lines?

Republican Jody Hice romped home in a safe rural Georgia congressional district last night.

Steve Lonegan fell short in his bid to win the GOP nomination in a swing congressional district in South Jersey on Tuesday.

The 13th Congressional District remains one of the most Democratic in the state, and Boyle is likely to win easily in November.

When he became unpopular in this Congressional district because of his speeches on the Mexican war, I was faithful to him.

He was elected solicitor for the present term in the Third Congressional District.

He ran into a section of John Vassars congressional district saturated with the young leaders ideals of a new Americanism.

Cadets are admitted only in June or September, and only then when there's a vacancy in their congressional district.

That statement was made public by Mr. Savery in this communication to the citizens of this congressional district.

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