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

Recent Examples on the Web

The map, called HB 1, carves Kansas City voters in three GOP-leaning districts in the hopes of securing for Republicans seven of the state’s eight congressional districts. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Following that race, California redrew its congressional districts, and now Mathews falls into the 4th District, the race with two Democrats. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Anchored by Virginia Beach, Virginia's second congressional district has one of the highest concentrations of armed forces in the country with nearby Norfolk home to the world's largest naval base. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

The district was redrawn under Proposition 50, the ballot measure that passed last year to reconfigure the boundaries of the state’s congressional districts, resulting in a race that pits the two Republicans against one another. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for congressional district

• subdistrict

Legal Definition

congressional district

noun

: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected