English
superdelegate
From super- + delegate.
Proto-Italic *lēks ‘law’
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Latin nominative
Latin dēlēgātus
Old French delegat
Middle English delegat
English delegate
The story
Originally written super-delegate or super delegate; the former is attested since 1981.
Today it means
noun A member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention to help select a nominee for president.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / superdelegate