WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bro′kered conven′tion, [U.S. Politics.]
- Governmenta 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. Cf. open convention.
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