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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

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

McClintock’s new sprawling congressional district includes swaths of gold country, the Central Valley and Death Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Guest: LaMonica McIver is the U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 10th congressional district.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Preston asks authority to organize a company of conscripts, Reserve classes, in each congressional district, the President having assigned a general officer to each State to command these classes.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp