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.
   • 2024, Christa Case Bryant and Caitlin Babcock, What it would take to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket, in: The Christian Science Monitor, July 8 2024

     If no candidate won on the first round (something that hasn’t happened since 1952), voting would be opened up to 739 superdelegates, who are not pledged to any candidate. These superdelegates, also known as “automatically seated delegates,” include all Democratic members of Congress and Democratic governors, as well as other party leaders.

Translations

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

• Vietnamese: siêu đại biểu