multimember district
noun
an electoral district being represented by more than one member of the relevant legislature.
multimember districts
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pluralof multimember district.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Roberts also noted that Congress, in this ruling, approvingly cited a 1973 ruling that ordered multimember districts “redrawn into single-member districts.”
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023
That would lead to reforms that incentivize coalition building, such as nonpartisan registration, open primaries, ranked-choice voting, multimember districts and proportional allocation of electoral college votes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
One would have done away with multimember districts, in which three delegates represent a legislative district.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
The changes almost certainly mean trouble for smaller parties, which tended to win seats as the fourth- or fifth-place finisher in multimember districts.
From Time Magazine Archive
