4 year term.
A delegate is basically a political representative that acts as a direct vehicle to the ideas and suggestions of the people he is appointed to represent, ususally in front of a governmental body.
Somebody who votes for something. ( I think, I'm looking for an answer to: )
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The word is based on the Latin for Delegat or to Dispatch. We are "Distpatching" our support for a certain person to lead.