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 total number of electors in each state is equal to the state’s congressional delegation: the number of U.S. senators plus the number of U.S. House representatives.
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Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Northern Water, which provides water to 1 million people and 600,000 acres of irrigated farming in northeastern Colorado, sent a letter earlier this month to the state’s congressional delegation and the commissioner of the federal Bureau of Reclamation.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2024
On Tuesday, a bipartisan congressional delegation announced legislation that would withhold the U.S.’s contribution to WADA’s budget — a $3.4-million contribution to a roughly $50-million annual budget.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Indiana’s congressional delegation was, on the whole, supportive of the port project, friendly to steel corporations and apathetic toward conservation.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Northern Water, which provides water to 1 million people and 600,000 acres of irrigated farming in northeastern Colorado, sent a letter earlier this month to the state’s congressional delegation and the commissioner of the federal Bureau of Reclamation.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2024
On Tuesday, a bipartisan congressional delegation announced legislation that would withhold the U.S.’s contribution to WADA’s budget — a $3.4-million contribution to a roughly $50-million annual budget.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Indiana’s congressional delegation was, on the whole, supportive of the port project, friendly to steel corporations and apathetic toward conservation.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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