congressional delegation

noun

: the group of officials elected to the U.S. Congress from a particular state
the state's congressional delegation

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Also unlike past change-of-command ceremonies where the audience was packed with members of the Miami-Dade congressional delegation, top State Department officials, foreign diplomats, past SOUTHCOM commanders and the secretary of defense, that was not the case Friday. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025 Washington’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Trump the following day requesting that the president approve an emergency declaration. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025 Governor Wes Moore and other Democrats in the Maryland congressional delegation have expressed support for the project. Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 Current Democratic members of Texas' congressional delegation had been making decisions over whether and where to run ahead of Monday's deadline. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for congressional delegation

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“Congressional delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20delegation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.

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