Meanings
plural superdelegates · alternative super delegate · alternative super-delegate
- USgovernmentA member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention to help select a nominee for president.
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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 governors, as well as other party leaders.
2024 July 8, Christa Case Bryant, Caitlin Babcock, “What it would take to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket”, in The Christian Science Monitor
Origin
From super- + delegate. Originally written super-delegate or super delegate; the former is attested since 1981.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Vietnamese siêu đại biểu
- siêu đại biểua member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention
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superdelegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superdelegate
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