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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Twenty members of California’s congressional delegation signed onto a letter in August urging the VA to approve the pre-application for the veterans cemetery to get a $6 million grant.
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Republicans already hold a 7-2 advantage in the state's congressional delegation.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The move would further increase the Republican Party’s numbers in Florida’s congressional delegation.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
Three Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation, who represent districts around Charlotte, asked the governor earlier this month to deploy the Guard to fight crime.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Republicans already hold a 7-2 advantage in the state's congressional delegation.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The move would further increase the Republican Party’s numbers in Florida’s congressional delegation.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
Three Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation, who represent districts around Charlotte, asked the governor earlier this month to deploy the Guard to fight crime.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for congressional delegation
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