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

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 Sinn Féin vice-president also told delegates that her party would "work to reform the institutions of the assembly - because they must work for the people".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

Lawrence knew the Cavendish delegates were skeptical not only of his deuton theory but also of the cyclotron itself as a laboratory tool.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik