delegates

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By 1989, the Slow Food Manifesto was signed by over 20 global delegates - pledging to "escape the tediousness of fast-food" by "defending old-fashioned food traditions".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

Republican candidates for governor Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco court delegates in San Diego as they battle for the party’s endorsement for the June primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

But the delegates from the slave states threatened to walk out of the convention if they did not get this important concession.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis