How to Use superdelegate in a Sentence

superdelegate

noun
Definition of superdelegatenext
  • Yes, the superdelegates are not bound to their pledges.
    — Nate Cohn, New York Times, 6 June 2016
  • More on the Debates Since then, the party has reduced the clout of superdelegates.
    — Joshua Jamerson, WSJ, 25 June 2019
  • Sanders is backed by just 25 superdelegates, and very few of them are recent pledges.
    — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 5 Mar. 2020
  • In the past, superdelegates were able to vote on the first ballot at the convention, for any nominee.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 28 June 2018
  • But in the event of a deadlock at the convention, superdelegates could come into play.
    — Sarah Almukhtar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2020
  • But, delegates and superdelegates play a large part in this process.
    — Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Not everyone was pleased with the superdelegate change.
    — Emily Stewart, Vox, 25 Aug. 2018
  • But, at the end of the day, the responsibility that superdelegates have is to decide what is best for this country and what is best for the Democratic Party.
    — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2020
  • The only way Sanders could have won would have been through the support of superdelegates going against those votes, according to PolitiFact.
    — William Cummings, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2020
  • At least three of the people worked for either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in 2016 while also casting ballots as superdelegates.
    — Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Moses Mercado, the recall’s field organizer, was a superdelegate for Barack Obama who has lived in the city for 31 years.
    — Andrew Trunsky, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • If no one wins a simple majority, over 700 superdelegates will cast their own votes.
    — Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 21 July 2024
  • That means that there’s a second round of voting with unpledged superdelegates to help determine the nominee.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The winning nominee then has to secure a simple majority of both the pledged and superdelegates.
    — Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 8 July 2024
  • Here are responses that Reid and Lisa got from two Democratic superdelegates but weren’t able to fit into their article.
    — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
  • While most superdelegates are elected to a public or party office, the at-large DNC members are chosen by party leaders.
    — Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The Providence meeting did not settle the question of superdelegates.
    — David Weigel, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • All the delegates and superdelegates are already selected and set to convene in Chicago.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • Biden has already won the backing of 104 superdelegates, and more are lining up behind his candidacy every day.
    — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 5 Mar. 2020
  • During a meeting with Perez last week, many members were angry about proposals to rid the party of superdelegates completely.
    — Adam Levy, CNN, 13 June 2018
  • There are 41 pledged delegates up for grabs in the Democratic race, plus an additional eight unpledged (superdelegates) from Iowa.
    — NBC News, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Which one of those will the Democratic establishment, including the convention’s superdelegates, look at on the fourth ballot in Milwaukee in July and decide, yup, that’s the one who can beat Trump?
    — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
  • While the superdelegates wouldn’t have to back the leading candidate, not doing so could cause an uproar within the party, especially among Sanders’ supporters.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Their report included reducing superdelegates by about 60%, which didn't go far enough for many Sanders supporters.
    — Adam Levy, CNN, 8 June 2018
  • Taking an initial step, the DNC voted in March to accept a committee report calling for reducing the influence of superdelegates, among other changes.
    — Nicole Gaudiano, USA TODAY, 5 June 2018
  • Even if Sanders had won California, Clinton would have had enough delegates from primaries and caucuses from across the country and support from superdelegates to still win the nomination.
    — Joshua Stewart, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 July 2017
  • Democrats are starting to quietly whisper about superdelegates again.
    — NBC News, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Again, superdelegates have never actually tipped a nomination, at least through their floor votes.
    — Seth Masket, Vox, 26 Aug. 2018
  • In 2018, the party chose to reduce the influence of superdelegates on the nomination process, agreeing that superdelegates would not automatically get to vote on the first ballot.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
  • Moore dutifully attacks the idiosyncrasies of the system, like the Electoral College and the Democratic Party’s system of superdelegates.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 7 Sep. 2018

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