Synonyms for District of Columbia
dis·tric·t of co·lum·bia

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1. District of Columbianoun

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   DC

2. District of Columbianoun

   The District of Columbia (U.S. federal district) is the federal capital of the United States of America. The City of Washington used to be a municipality within the District of Columbia until 1871 when two entities were merged. For this reason, the district is also generally known as Washington, D.C.

   Synonyms:
   DC

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1. District of Columbia, D.C., DCnoun

   the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia

   Synonyms:
   direct electric current, direct current

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1. Michael Osterholm:

   At this point, we don't really have a national plan that really puts together what we're trying to do. We have 50 different states, the District of Columbia, the territories, all kind of with their own plan, we're at 70 % of the number of cases today that we were at the very height of the pandemic cases in early April, and yet I don't see any kind of a' This is where we need to go, this is what we need to do to get there' kind of effort, and that's one of our challenges.

2. Ted Cruz:

   The District of Columbia is a complicated question because it's not a state, because Congress has authority over it, and that's something where frankly I'll listen to the arguments on both sides and assess them at the time.

3. Tom Carper:

   The District of Columbia is not just a collection of government offices, monuments and museums. It is home to more than 600,000 people who build lives, families, and careers here, these Americans serve in our military, die defending our country, serve on our juries, and pay federal taxes. Yet, despite their civic contributions, they are not afforded a vote in either chamber of Congress.

4. Steven Pedigo:

   That's a pretty significant jump in becoming much more urban, the Austin metro area in 2010 was 1.7 million ; now it's about 2.3 million. It added about 570,000 people, which is about the size of the District of Columbia.

5. Pramila Jayapal:

   This is simple: the District of Columbia must be allowed to govern itself. Democrats’ commitment to home rule should apply regardless of the substance of the local legislation, this is why the Congressional Progressive Caucus and its members have endorsed D.C. statehood, with every CPC member cosponsoring D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill in the 117th Congress. Statehood is the only way to protect the 700,000 residents of the District from this kind of interference, we will continue to champion this cause.