delegates

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As government delegates arrived Monday, climate activists and Indigenous groups protested against fossil fuels on the streets and beaches of the Caribbean port town where coal tankers dot the ocean horizon.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The British, Swedish and Burmese delegates explained why: Nuclear fuel-making was too close to bomb-making ever to be “peaceful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Republican candidates for governor Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco court delegates in San Diego as they battle for the party’s endorsement for the June primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Second, there’s the matter of the U.S. delegates.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Although the overwhelming number of delegates were black, there were more than three hundred Indians, two hundred Coloureds, and one hundred whites.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela