"brokered convention" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brokered conventions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brokered convention (plural brokered conventions)
  1. (US politics) A political convention held during a presidential election when a political party fails to choose a nominee on the first round of delegate voting at the party's nominating convention. Tags: US Synonyms: open convention
    Sense id: en-brokered_convention-en-noun-Y8IOhFhX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, US politics Topics: government, politics

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