superdelegate

See also: super-delegate and super delegate

English

Alternative forms

• super delegate
• super-delegate

Etymology

From super- +‎ delegate. Originally written super-delegate or super delegate; the former is attested since 1981.

Noun

superdelegate (plural superdelegates)

1. (US, politics) A member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention to help select a nominee for president.

Translations

a member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention

• Vietnamese: siêu đại biểu