In 1991, under pressure from the Justice Department, many states tried to maximize the number of districts controlled by black or Hispanic voters.

The district, controlled by Democrats, was represented by Howard Lasher, now a City Councilman.

Protecting the majority means providing all possible assistance to members who are considered marginal, like freshmen or those who represent districts normally controlled by the other party.

These human rights abuses not only occurred in Hazarajat, but across all districts controlled by the Taliban.

Hassan Hamdan, aged seven, was shot in the head by a sniper when he switched on the light at his bedroom in Mossaitbeh, a poor residential district controlled by Amal.

(Vice Consul) - Vice consul is a subordinate officer, authorized to exercise consular functions in some particular part of a district controlled by a consulate.

Maynard knew that the Galaxians would lose every stronghold of organized Labor and every district controlled by ward heelers.

However, Lavrov also stated that the rebels shared the blame for the killings, noting that some victims had been killed at close range in a district controlled by the opposition fighters.

Another report gives the total population of the district controlled by the council bearing its name, from which the rural population figure may be derived.

The Republicans argued that "unpacking" those districts, and putting minority voters in more suburban districts now controlled by Republicans, could hurt minority representation.