delegate
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The high courts often delegate some authority to the state bar or involve the bar in the process.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
With multiple candidates seeking the endorsement, it may be hard for any single one to reach the 60% threshold of delegate votes needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
"He's taken the off ramp," one stunned Davos delegate said.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
He starred as Joe Mayo in Seinfeld in 1998, playing a party host known to delegate burdensome jobs to his guests.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Then in the winter of 1840, Henry wrote that he had been elected as a delegate to the World Anti-Slavery Convention, in London, and he would be abroad for about eight months.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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The Bill of Rights
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