Definition of District

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District

Rigorous; stringent; harsh.

The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.

A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc.

Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.

To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.

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District Quotations

I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. I did work as an assistant district attorney, prosecuting violent crimes that devastate our communities.
Sonia Sotomayor

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.
Rahm Emanuel

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.
Simone Weil

Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board.
Jello Biafra

As a proud Catholic, I know the impact that faith-based education can have in our society and have witnessed it first hand in my district.
Joe Baca

I know the district. I know a lot of people in the district. I know how to get where I'm going.
Phil Hare

To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.
Wavy Gravy

I represent the views and the values of the people of the district.
Paul Gillmor

The rail service is important for my district.
Jerry Weller

I represent a district in Nevada, a state that is home to more wild horses than all other states combined.
Jon Porter

District Translations

district in Danish is distrikt
district in Dutch is district, arrondissement, gouw
district in French is district, arrondissement, quartier
district in German is Bezirk
district in Italian is provincia, distretto, circondario
district in Latin is plaga, ora
district in Portuguese is distrito
district in Spanish is provincia, distrito, barrio

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