assembly district
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of assembly district
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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“While it is regretful that the Commission itself was unable to ‘ascertain and determine’ a new general assembly district plan,” Huffman and Cupp argued, “it certainly was not for lack of trying.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022
As a result, thieves feel emboldened to commit crimes because of the soft penalties, said Kiley, whose assembly district includes portions of Sacramento County, northeast of San Francisco.
From Fox News • Feb. 16, 2022
Around the room, the machines’ shabby curtains snap open and bang shut; the vestal poll-watchers bend low over their thick volumes; and once again I have forgotten the number of my assembly district.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 5, 2018
Thorley says that if Hof wins the election in the heavily GOP assembly district officials in the counties that the district covers will nominate another Republican to fill the vacancy.
From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2018
It is a very democratic body composed of representatives from every assembly district, apportioned according to the number of voters in the district.
From The Boss and the Machine; a chronicle of the politicians and party organization by Orth, Samuel Peter
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