brokered convention

brokered convention

noun U.S. Politics.
a party convention in which many delegates are pledged to favorite sons who use their blocs of votes to bargain with leading candidates who lack a majority of delegate support.
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Brokered convention is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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