delegates
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It was Ghana that tabled the UN resolution, and in June, a summit on reparations was held in its capital, Accra, with delegates from around 80 countries, who concluded that recompense was long overdue.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
But his comment went down with the delegates like a lead balloon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tiny rural Piscataquis County got four delegates, whereas Cumberland, which includes Portland, had 149.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Granted, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had engaged in extensive debates about the slave trade and how to count slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
