delegate
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Orozco Romero called the DCCC’s decision to back Bains “stupid and morally not OK,” especially since neither of the candidates earned enough delegate support to win the state party endorsement earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
"People are going to lose their jobs...How are you trying to re-engage them in other sectors?" said the delegate from one of Africa's biggest oil and gas producers.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
President Franklin D. Roosevelt acknowledged this in 1945, when he appointed Dulles as a delegate to the San Francisco Conference on international organization, which helped establish the United Nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The high courts often delegate some authority to the state bar or involve the bar in the process.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Even praise and reprimand he would not delegate.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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The Bill of Rights
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