superdelegate

American  

[soo-per-del-i-git, ‑-geyt] / ˈsu pərˌdɛl ɪ gɪt, ‑ˌgeɪt /

Or super-delegate

noun

1. a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.

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superdelegate British  

/ ˈsuːpəˌdɛlɪɡɪt /

noun

1. another name for an unpledged delegate

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Etymology

Origin of superdelegate

First recorded in 1984

Example Sentences

Moses Mercado, the recall’s field organizer, was a superdelegate for Barack Obama who has lived in the city for 31 years.

From New York Times

For his trouble, an unnamed Democratic superdelegate, while talking to Didion, likened Jackson to a "terrorist."

From Salon

He pointed to Mr. Sanders’s 2016 delegates as essential to the party’s overhaul of its superdelegate system as an example.

From New York Times

“I keep hearing, ‘Cuomo for President,’” said Jay Jacobs, the chairman of the New York State Democratic Party and a superdelegate to the national convention.

From New York Times

Then, Mr. Sanders denounced Democratic National Committee debate rules he said favored Hillary Clinton’s campaign and a superdelegate system he argued empowered party insiders over grass-roots voters.

From New York Times