Delegate

-written by Vivek

Everyday Meaning: A person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention (found on Dictionary.com)

Election-Related Meaning: (formerly) The representative of a territory in the U.S. House of Representatives or a member of the lower house of state legislature in Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia (found on Dictionary.com)

Sentence from the News: State political parties choose different means of selecting their delegates-either a primary or a caucus (found on nytimes.com)

New Sentence: Although Senator Obama won more states, Clinton had more delegates which had put her in the lead. Then Obama won even more states and re-gained the lead in the number of delegates although the vote of the important “super-delegates” has yet to be decided.

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