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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Among the people the Utah center thanked in its announcement about the reversal were the state's congressional delegation, which consists entirely of Republican lawmakers.
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Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
After concerns regarding hunting and fishing were quelled, the redesignation effort gained popularity with the West Virginia congressional delegation and was incorporated into an omnibus bill in late 2020.
—Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
The Context Grijalva was the dean of Arizona's congressional delegation, first elected in 2002.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Three days after the rating was announced, the governor of Maine and its congressional delegation sent a letter to the aquarium asking it to reverse the designation.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
After concerns regarding hunting and fishing were quelled, the redesignation effort gained popularity with the West Virginia congressional delegation and was incorporated into an omnibus bill in late 2020.
—Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
The Context Grijalva was the dean of Arizona's congressional delegation, first elected in 2002.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Three days after the rating was announced, the governor of Maine and its congressional delegation sent a letter to the aquarium asking it to reverse the designation.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Congressional delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20delegation. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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