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 Maryland congressional delegation needs to work to put this to a stop.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
In Colorado, the Democrats (my party), control the governorship, the attorney general’s office, the state legislature and a majority of our congressional delegation.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Longtime Manhattan Rep. Jerrold Nadler is endorsing Scott Stringer’s campaign for mayor, making Stringer the first candidate in the 2025 race to secure support from a member of New York’s congressional delegation.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – objected over many years to requests to rename the mountain, and the board did not act on those requests.
—Innisfree McKinnon, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
In Colorado, the Democrats (my party), control the governorship, the attorney general’s office, the state legislature and a majority of our congressional delegation.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Longtime Manhattan Rep. Jerrold Nadler is endorsing Scott Stringer’s campaign for mayor, making Stringer the first candidate in the 2025 race to secure support from a member of New York’s congressional delegation.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – objected over many years to requests to rename the mountain, and the board did not act on those requests.
—Innisfree McKinnon, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for congressional delegation
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