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  2. At-large - Wikipedia

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    Four members of the Council of the District of Columbia are elected at large by the district. Eleven members in both the Senate and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico are elected commonwealth-wide by single non-transferable vote. In addition, two members each are elected by plurality from the Senate's eight senatorial districts.

  3. Template:U.S. politician abbreviation - Wikipedia

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    Generates party and state affiliations for U.S. Senators and Representatives Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Party affiliation 1 One-letter party affiliation of the politician Example D Unknown required State 2 USPS abbreviation of politician's state Example NH String required House district number 3 District number for a member of the U.S. House of ...

  4. Wikipedia : Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and ...

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    These expressions are normally hyphenated. Note that the hyphenation of an expression is subject to its context (see hyphen and MOS:HYPHEN). above-mentioned; all-inclusive; anti-inflammatory; award-winning; back-to-back; case-insensitive; case-sensitive; clear-headed; co-op (to distinguish from coop) cross-reference; day-to-day; de-emphasize ...

  5. Hyphen - Wikipedia

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    The hyphen ‐ is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. [1]The hyphen is sometimes confused with dashes (en dash –, em dash — and others), which are wider, or with the minus sign −, which is also wider and usually drawn a little higher to match the crossbar in the plus sign +.

  6. District - Wikipedia

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    A district (郡, gun) is a local administrative unit comprising towns and villages but not cities. See districts of Japan for a more complete description. In 1923, its administrative role was abolished although it is still in use for addressing purposes. "District" is also a translation of chiku, defined by Japan's planning law. [citation needed]

  7. Theater District, Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    New York City's Theater District, sometimes spelled Theatre District and officially zoned as the "Theater Subdistrict", [2] is an area and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan where most Broadway theaters are located, in addition to other theaters, movie theaters, restaurants, hotels, and other places of entertainment.

  8. English compound - Wikipedia

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    "African American", as a hyphen is seen to disparage minority populations as a hyphenated ethnicity [14] The following compound modifiers are not normally hyphenated: Compound modifiers that are not hyphenated in the relevant dictionary [10] [11] [13] or that are unambiguous without a hyphen. [12] Where there is no risk of ambiguity: "a Sunday ...

  9. Administrative divisions of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The district municipalities are responsible for "district-wide" municipal functions, including development planning, bulk supply of utilities, arterial roads, and public transport. In district councils, 60% of the councillors are nominated by the councils of the constituent local municipalities, while the remaining 40% are elected by the ...