CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Pronunciation:		kun'greshunl 'distrikt
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives

	See Also:	American state, district, territory

Thesaurus Terms

	Related Terms:	archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopric, borough, canton, city, close borough, commune, constablewick, county, departement, diocese, district, duchy, election district, electoral district, electorate, gerrymander, gerrymandered district, government, hamlet, hundred, Kreis, magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, oblast, okrug, parish, pocket borough, precinct, principality, province, region, riding, rotten borough, safe district, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, silk-stocking district, single-member district, soke, stake, state, swing district, territory, town, township, village, wapentake, ward