super-delegate

A form of superdelegate — A member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention to help select a nominee for president.

OriginEnglish delegate ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsuper-delegate (plural super-delegates)

plural super-delegates

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of superdelegate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishdelegate
  8. Englishsuper-delegate

From super- + delegate.

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APA

super-delegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/super-delegate

MLA

“super-delegate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/super-delegate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “super-delegate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/super-delegate.

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