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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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The Indiana state House on Monday afternoon referred the bill with the map to committee, over the protests of Democrats who said the new map would unfairly box out Democratic members of Indiana's congressional delegation. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025 If passed, Democrats' hopes of retaining any sliver of Indiana's congressional delegation would plummet. Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025 Recently, Democrat members of California’s congressional delegation predictably voted against reopening the federal government, claiming health-care costs were too high and additional subsidies were needed. Kelly Seyarto, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025 All members of Arizona's congressional delegation voted in favor of releasing the Epstein files. Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 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 9 Dec. 2025.

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