single-member district

noun

variants or less commonly single-member constituency
: an electoral district or constituency having a single representative in a legislative body rather than two or more
In its first case declaring multimember districts unconstitutional in 1973, the Supreme Court declared that the Texas system of electing state representatives from county multimember districts, rather than single-member districts, discriminated against African-Americans and Latinos.Al Kauffman
compare multimember district

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of single-member district was in 1874

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Cite this Entry

“Single-member district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-member%20district. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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