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  congressional district

  noun

  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
  Congressional district

  noun

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

congressional district

American  

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.

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Congressional district British  

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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Etymology

Origin of congressional district

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

Why not two for every state or one for every congressional district?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Massie and Gallrein are running in a safely Republican congressional district shaped like a bat, centered around the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The congressman, whose Nashville-area congressional district is home to more than 40,000 Muslims — one of the largest Muslim communities in the South.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

"She did some stuff off the wall," said Justin Leonard, a 28-year-old firefighter in Georgia's 14th congressional district, who voted for Greene twice.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Finally it was decided to appoint a special committee made up of three delegates from each congressional district.

From Stories Of Georgia by Harris, Joel Chandler