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super delegate

super delegate is the alternative form of superdelegate.

Meaning of superdelegate

Noun

superdelegate (plural superdelegates)

  1. (US) A member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention to help select a nominee for president.
    • If no candidate won on the first round (something that hasn’t happened since 1952), voting would be opened up to 739 superdelegates, who are not pledged to any candidate. These superdelegates, also known as “automatically seated delegates,” include all Democratic members of Congress and Democratic...2024 July 8, Christa Case Bryant, Caitlin Babcock, “What it would take to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Forms of super delegate

pluralsuper delegates

Questions about super delegate

What is super delegate the alternative form of?
Super delegate is the alternative form of superdelegate.

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