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A delegate is an individual (or a member of a group called a ''delegation'') who represents the interests of a larger organization (e.g. a Government , a Charity , an NGO , or a Trade Union ) at a meeting of some kind (e.g. Trade talks, an Environmental summit, Aid negotiations, or an Industrial Dispute ). In order to avoid the Principal-agent Problem , it is generally important to the organization to take steps to ensure that the delegate or delegation does not have a Conflict Of Interest . Failure to do so may reduce the chances of the organization's viewpoint being represented as well as possible. POLITICS Delegates from the major Political Parties are involved in the selection of candidates for President Of The United States . Some of the officials involved in the process are called Superdelegate s. Delegate is the title of a person elected to the United States House Of Representatives to serve the interests of an organized United States Territory , at present only overseas, but historically in most cases in a portion of North America as precursor to one or more of the present states of the union. Delegates have powers similar to that of Representatives, including the right to vote in committee, but have no right to take part in the floor votes in which the full house actually decides whether the proposal is carried. See: Delegate (United States Congress) . A similar mandate is held in a few cases under the style Resident Commissioner .
OTHER USES Delegate is the name of a small Town in the Bombala Council area of New South Wales , Australia. It was the start for the well known Men from Snowy Marches during World War I and World War II . Delegate is an Aboriginal word meaning 'one big hill'. SEE ALSO
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