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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. Related Definitions: Administrative, And, Any, As, Choice, City, Coercing, Congressional, Country, Defined, District, Divide, Division, Extent, For, Harsh, Has, Into, Judicial, Land, Limited, Lord, Made, Of, Or, Other, Portion, Power, Punishing, Region, Rigorous, School, State, Stringent, Territory, The, To, Town, Tract, Which, Within |
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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 |
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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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