congressional district

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.

Congressional district

noun

1. (in the US) an electoral division of a state, entitled to send one member to the US House of Representatives

Word History and Origins

Origin of Congressional district¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

A longtime opponent of gerrymandering, the bow-tie-wearing Palo Alto physicist bankrolled the 2010 ballot measure that created the independent commission to draw California’s congressional districts.

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The latest list of potential cuts stretches across approximately 190 Democratic and 136 Republican congressional districts, according to a Times analysis.

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Proposition 50 would shift the state’s congressional district lines to favor Democrats.

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Voting rights and Black majority districts: Does a state violate the Constitution if it redraws its congressional districts to create one with a Black majority?

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About 47% of those jobs were in congressional districts represented by Republicans, according to Clean Power’s energy project tracker.

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