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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

Voters will decide on six local congressional district seats and other statewide races including the:

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Massie and Gallrein are running in a safely Republican congressional district shaped like a bat, centered around the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Georgia's 14th congressional district encompasses the northwest part of the state, from the northwest Atlanta suburbs all the way up to the Tennessee border.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

A hotly contested race for Texas’ 15th congressional district has taken a strange turn: One of the candidates keeps showing up at quinceañeras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In 1906-1907 eleven agricultural and mechanical arts colleges were established, one in each congressional district of the state.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various