brokered convention
nounU.S. Politics.
a party convention in which many delegates are pledged to favorite sons who use their blocs of votes to bargain with leading candidates who lack a majority of delegate support.
- Compare open convention.
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How to use brokered convention in a sentence
Santorum has played along, saying the odds of a brokered convention are increasing.
Romney Is Way Up in Illinois Primary Polls, but his Message Is Muddled | Howard Kurtz | March 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI'll go out on a limb here: I don't think we're heading to a brokered convention.
And Franklin Delano Roosevelt was nominated at a brokered convention.
A Brokered GOP Convention and a Third-Party Candidate Are Real Possibilities | Mark McKinnon | February 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJeb Bush would be the most likely “white knight” candidate to get drafted into a brokered convention.
A Brokered GOP Convention and a Third-Party Candidate Are Real Possibilities | Mark McKinnon | February 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe GOP could wind up with a brokered convention, there could be a third-party candidate.
A Brokered GOP Convention and a Third-Party Candidate Are Real Possibilities | Mark McKinnon | February 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
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