Federal District

noun

1. a district in which the national government of a country is located, especially one in Latin America.

federal district

noun

1. an area used as the seat of central government in a federal system

Example Sentences

A federal district judge ordered Virginia to restore the purged voters to the rolls last week, only for his directive to be reversed in turn by the Supreme Court, which did not explain its decision.

From Salon

On Jan. 14, William Young, a Ronald Reagan–appointed federal district judge in Boston, sided with the U.S.

From Slate

The social media company accrued $350,000 in fines until a federal district court judge ruled the warrant was lawful and also approved the nondisclosure agreement, and X complied with the warrant.

From Slate

The challenge was successful before a federal district court, but that ruling was overturned on appeal by a Fifth Circuit panel.

From BBC

Smith arrays these facts in a narrative driven by the need to convince Federal District Court Judge Tanya Chutkin that what Trump did was not done in his capacity as president, but rather as a candidate for office.

From Salon