superdelegate
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- noun
- /ˈsuːpərˌdɛlɪɡət/
- Jargon
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superdelegado (EE. UU.)
- News reports in recent days have indicated that some African-American superdelegates are rethinking their support for her.
- superdelegate vote
- superdelegate support
- delegates and superdelegates
Examples
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The Clinton campaign held a conference call, led by Harold Ickes, a top aide, to discuss the superdelegates issue and expectations for the upcoming contests.
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North Carolina represents a bigger delegate haul for the candidates than Indiana does, with 134 delegates, including superdelegates.
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At this point, however, it's the uncommitted superdelegates who will matter in the race.
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The Clinton camp is also working to shore up its support among superdelegates.
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Otherwise the superdelegates go to Hillary and it's over for him.
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And there is one other wrinkle: "superdelegates," chosen mostly at state conventions later this year.
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Endless stories about backroom strategies, desperate emails, and superdelegate push-plays are all over the Internet today.
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Wilhelm said he's already advised the campaign on advertising and superdelegate courting.
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And by now, I suspect even the superdelegates who voted for Obama over Clinton in the Democratic primary are probably regretting their votes.
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At the party convention, the superdelegate cast her vote for the candidate she believed would unite the party.
Synonyms
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4.1
A person chosen to represent a group at a meeting or conference
Surface Forms
Morphology
superdelegate = delegate (semi-transparent) = super + delegate
The parts 'super' + 'delegate' signal a higher-status or exceptional delegate, but the precise institutional meaning (unpledged party official with independent voting power) is a specialized political sense not fully derivable by learners from components alone.
Etymology
Superdelegate comes from the prefix super- meaning 'above' and delegate meaning 'a person chosen to represent others'. So a superdelegate is a representative who stands 'above' regular delegates and can vote more freely.