assembly district

American  

noun

U.S.

1. one of a fixed number of districts into which a state is divided, each district electing one member to the lower house of the state legislature.

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Etymology

Origin of assembly district

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Around 73% of residents came from the old 17th District, where Mr. Lawler’s assembly district is based.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2022

“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

Those from the city were placed in 62 huge ballot boxes, one for each assembly district, with the number of them on the outside, and carried by the "captains" of the districts and their helpers.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted