congressional district

noun U.S. Government.

one of a fixed number of districts into which a state is divided, each district electing one member to the national House of Representatives.
Compare assembly district, senatorial district.

Origin of congressional district

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words nearby congressional district

congress of industrial organizations, congress of vienna, congress on racial equality, congress party, congressional, congressional district, congressional record, congressman, congressman-at-large, congressmember, congressperson

British Dictionary definitions for 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