single-member district
noun
an electoral constituency represented by a single seat in a legislature.
single-member districts
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pluralof single-member district.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Its city council, too, was forced to switch from at-large to single-member districts in 2012, and the first Latino council member was elected in 2013.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
In August, a federal judge agreed with the plaintiffs and struck down the at-large system, mandating single-member districts instead.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023
The Center won some big cases early on, including a lawsuit that forced the Alabama legislature to divide into single-member districts, insuring the election of the state’s first African-American lawmakers since Reconstruction.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2019
About 10 years ago, Valley Interfaith assisted the local group, Citizens in Action, to get more than 2,000 signatures from voters who petitioned the city to place single-member districts on the ballot.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2017
From 1875 to 1885 the elections were held on the basis of scrutin d’arrondissement, each department being divided into single-member districts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
