Definitions for Delegates
del·e·gates

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1. delegates

   Not heard of in the navy since the mutiny at the Nore.

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1. delegatesnoun

   Plural noun of the word delegate.

   The delegates at the conference received lunch as part of their conference package and it was enjoyed and complimented by all in their feedback.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 17, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Delegates' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3755

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Delegates in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Delegates in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Delegates in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   Hillary Clinton got what she needed in New York, a solid victory that stopped Bernie Sanders’s weeks-long winning streak … By the end of next week’s contests in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, her lead in pledged delegates in all likelihood will be insurmountable … [ By May ] turning around public perceptions will be crucial if she hopes not just to win the presidency but to be able to rally the country behind her agenda … Trump’s problems do not diminish the fact that, standing alone, Hillary Clinton looks much weaker than recent nominees … The damage to Hillary Clinton from her battle with Bernie Sanders is borne out in the latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll. The longer this race has gone on, the more Hillary Clinton has shown vulnerabilities. The top-line number that caught the eyes of so many analysts shows Hillary Clinton now in a dead heat with [ Bernie ] Sanders nationally — ahead of Bernie Sanders by just two percentage points, 50 to 48percent.

2. Though Sanders:

   I assume that one of these years that vote count will be completed, in Iowa they have a complicated system and there's a realignment vote -- we're winning that one as well. We're going to have an equal number of delegates from Iowa going to the national convention.

3. Guillermo Lasso:

   Delegates from our political alliance will challenge the results, we will not allow a distortion of the popular will.

4. Tom Lundstrum:

   If I'm elected to go to the convention, I will represent Ted Cruz on behalf of the people of Arkansas who voted for him. And if I am a Cruz delegate, I will not change my ballot until I'm told by Ted Cruz that he's releasing his delegates, if it comes to that, i don't know at this point what would induce me to vote for (Trump) or (Kasich) -- if that's who it comes down to, I would have to give some serious consideration to the fact that Donald Trump won the plurality of Arkansas delegates.

5. The NCRI:

   The delegates included nuclear experts, nuclear warhead experts and experts in various elements of ballistic missiles including guidance systems.

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