superdelegate

or su·per-del·e·gate

[ soo-per-del-i-git, ‐geyt ]

/ ˈsu pərˌdɛl ɪ gɪt, ‐ˌgeɪt /

noun

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

Nearby words

supercool, supercow, supercrat, supercritical, supercurrent, superdelegate, superdense, superdense theory, superdominant, superduct, superego

Origin of superdelegate

First recorded in 1984

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for superdelegate

superdelegate

/ (ˈsuːpəˌdɛlɪɡɪt) /

noun

another name for an unpledged delegate

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012