election district
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of election district
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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For local races, three voters in an election district can request — and pay for — a recount.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
But since then, it has barely touched an election district.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2022
Let X = number of votes for the candidate for an election district.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
Cuomo and lawmakers support a ballot item that would change how the state redraws election district lines.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2014
Thus every "Boss," even those whose influence did not extend beyond an election district, was more or less completely identified with the corporations who occupied within his bailiwick any important relation to the state.
From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David
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