convention delegates
Chosen political representatives
Convention delegates are representatives chosen to attend and vote at a political party's nominating convention.
They may be bound to support a particular candidate based on primary or caucus results, or serve as uncommitted delegates free to vote their preference.
The candidate needed 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.
Delegate selection rules vary by party and state.
- electionOrganized public voting
- primary seasonParty candidate selection period
- votingFormally registering a choice
- debatingFormal argumentative discourse
- appointmentScheduled time for something
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