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 Former House Speaker, 84, was in Luxembourg as part of a congressional delegation to commemorate the 80th anniversary of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024 Washington — Former House Speaker has been hospitalized after sustaining an injury as part of a congressional delegation on a trip to Luxembourg, her office said Friday. —

Stefan Becket, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024 The development comes the same week that nearly the entire Connecticut congressional delegation and multiple Trump appointees were targeted with similar threats. —

Andrew Solender, Axios, 29 Nov. 2024 Arizona’s congressional delegation has a six to three Republican advantage, so flipping this seat and the 1st Congressional District seat would tilt delegation in favor of Democrats. —

Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for congressional delegation

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