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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Calvert is a Corona native who is currently the longest-serving Republican member of California's congressional delegation after his election in 1992. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Díaz-Balart, 65, is the longest-serving member of Florida’s congressional delegation and one of the most influential. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Having been given countless opportunities to make their names in history as the conscience of the GOP, the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation chose for the past decade to instead be Trump sycophants. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026 The Democrats are clearly a majority in the state, and yet the Republicans dominate the congressional delegation. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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