delegates

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An AFP reporter saw the smoke visible from the conference venue as delegates gathered for the first sessions.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It simply delegates those decisions to an index provider.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

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

In any case, Lucretia Mott, one of the female delegates, had declared that she had no intention of staying home.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling