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congressional district
noun
: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected
Examples of congressional district in a Sentence
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The winners in today's U.S. Senate, congressional districts and state House district primaries will go on to the general election.
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Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
Walz is an avuncular former high-school teacher and veteran who represented a red congressional district as a relative moderate.
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The Editors, National Review, 6 Aug. 2024
But others, including Democratic primaries in Arizona's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, were still too close to call as of Thursday.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 Aug. 2024
Six Democrats are vying for the chance to challenge a longtime Republican incumbent and flip what might be Arizona's most competitive congressional district from red to blue.
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 25 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1812, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of congressional district was
in 1812
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Legal Definition
congressional district
noun
: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected
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