delegates

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Thirteen of the 39 signers of the Constitution were from the South, and it’s estimated that 25 delegates to the Constitutional Convention owned slaves.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

When Mexican delegates proposed an amendment to guarantee access to the “entire fuel cycle,” the convention rejected it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Saturday night, Bianco hosted a western-saloon themed party for delegates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The AfD's leading candidate in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, a TikTok star who was given a standing ovation by the delegates, said it was a historic moment, not just for Saxony-Anhalt.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Around the rustic table placed in the center of a patched circus tent where the delegates sat were the last officers who were faithful to Colonel Aureliano Buendía.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez