pledged delegate

British

noun

(in the US)a delegate at a national party convention who is mandated to vote for a particular candidate

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Democrats have an additional type of pledged delegate that Republicans do not: party leaders and elected officials, or PLEOs.

From Seattle Times

Seven candidates won at least one pledged delegate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries.

From Washington Times

Heading into Tuesday’s contests, Biden held a 153 pledged delegate lead over Sanders.

From Fox News

It awards six pledged delegate - and in 2016 they broke four-two in Hillary Clinton’s favour over Bernie Sanders.

From The Guardian

It involved Biden coming in second or third in Nevada, getting a modest win out of South Carolina, and using that to keep “within reach of Sanders’ pledged delegate plurality” and become “the favorite for a second- or third-ballot nomination” at the Democratic National Convention.

From Slate

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