Delegate (American politics)
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For delegates representing US territories, see Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives. For other uses, see Delegate.
A delegate is a person selected to represent a group of people in some political assembly of the United States.
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There are various types of delegates elected to different political bodies. In the United States Congress delegates are elected to represent the interests of a United States territory and its citizens or nationals. In addition, certain US states are governed by a House of Delegates or another parliamentary assembly whose members are known as elected delegates.
Prior to a United States presidential election, the major political parties select delegates from the various state parties for a presidential nominating convention, often by either primary elections or party caucuses.