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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Texas successfully signed a new map into law that adds five GOP seats to the congressional delegation, and California aims to offset those additions with five new Democratic seats of its own. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office, flanked by Republican members of the Alabama congressional delegation. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025 Critics point to the fact that Republicans are already overrepresented in Missouri’s congressional delegation compared to Missouri’s voting history. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025 Ohio Ohio, which has a congressional delegation of 10-5 leaning Republican, is the only state actually due for a redistricting before 2026. Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for congressional delegation

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