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

That isn’t a function of money in politics, but the natural cost of communicating to the hundreds of thousands of Americans in a congressional district.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuellar’s staff rushed to help Morales, she said, even though her daughter lived in a different congressional district.

From The Wall Street Journal

The redrawing of congressional districts traditionally occurs once every decade — after the census — to account for population shifts across the nation.

From Los Angeles Times

He worked in investment banking and private equity, and ran for the Republican nomination to represent North Carolina’s 11th congressional district in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal

Billionaire Tom Steyer is now the biggest donor supporting Proposition 50, the November ballot measure that would redraw California’s congressional districts.

From Los Angeles Times