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district vs congressional district

congressional district vs district

district and congressional district both are nouns.

district is a verb but congressional district is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
district Yes No Yes No
congressional district Yes No No No
As nouns, congressional district is a hyponym of district; that is, congressional district is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than district:
  • district: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  • congressional district: a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
district (noun) congressional district (noun)
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
district (verb) congressional district (verb)
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Difference between district and congressional district

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