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

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

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

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California voters overwhelmingly approved the redistricting bill known as Proposition 50, giving Democrats an advantage in five new congressional districts.

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“The recent ballot initiative that junked California’s pre-existing electoral map in favor of a rush-job rejiggering of California’s congressional district lines.”

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The extent to which race can be considered in the drawing of congressional districts has been hotly contested in the courts in recent years.

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