election district
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈdɪstrɪkt/
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distrito electoral
- Ilan lost even his own home election district—where he has lived for 30 years—by a margin of 114 to 66.
- drawing election districts
Examples
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She verified her registration to ensure she was voting in the correct election district.
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This exhibition looks at the history of voting methods in the United States, which are as varied as the individual states and their local election districts.
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My polling place is for three election districts.
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Finally, a poll worker used an envelope to better read across the line and tell me my election district.
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Rather, we count them by fifty-one separate election districts.
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Voters had to wait in four lines: to determine which election district they lived in, to get a ballot, to fill out the ballot, and to get the ballot scanned.
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Ilan lost the remaining 10 election districts by a 2 to 1 margin: 1044 to 535.
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In the upcoming election, voters in each election district will have the chance to choose their representatives.
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Residents of the election district gathered to discuss local issues before the polling day.
Synonyms
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An area of a city that officials use for police work or elections
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A district of a city used to choose local officials
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An area that has one place where people go to vote
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'district' specified by or used for 'election' activities, so a learner who knows both words can infer an area set aside for voting. This noun+noun compounding pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English labeling of administrative units, making it immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrase election district shows a simple picture: election means voting and district means a part of a town or city. Towns are divided into small 'areas' so people go to a nearby polling place, so election district means 'an area used for voting'.