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

Normally, the redrawing of the country’s congressional districts takes place once every 10 years, following the census and accounting for population changes over the previous decade.

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Voters of all backgrounds — including 51% of Democrats, 48% of independents and 34% of Republicans — said they do not trust that congressional districts are drawn to fairly reflect what voters want.

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It is the whitest, wealthiest and best-educated of Arizona’s nine congressional districts, home to numerous upscale resorts, major medical campuses and a large population of retirees comfortably settled in one of many gated communities.

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California’s Republican Party and other opponents of congressional districts created by Proposition 50 sought an emergency injunction from the Supreme Court.

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The redrawing of congressional districts typically occurs once a decade, after the U.S.

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