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Primary election — For other uses, see Primary (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Elections … Wikipedia
primary election — primary (def. 15a). [1785 95] * * * Electoral device for choosing a party s candidates for public office. The formal primary system is peculiar to the U.S., where it came into widespread use in the early 20th century. Most U.S. states use it for… … Universalium
primary election — primary e lection n an election in the US at which people vote to decide who will be a party s ↑candidate for a political position in the main election … Dictionary of contemporary English
primary election — election to nominate candidates … English contemporary dictionary
primary election — noun a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑primary • Hypernyms: ↑election • Hyponyms: ↑direct primary … Useful english dictionary
primary election — A nominating device of a political party; the selective mechanism by which the members of a political party express their preference in the selection of the party s candidates for public office. 25 Am J2d Elect § 148. An election conducted as a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
primary election — noun (C) an election in the US at which members of a political party in one area vote to decide who will be their party s candidate for a political position … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
primary election — See: primary II … English dictionary
ˌprimary ˈelection — noun [C] a primary … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
primary election — /praɪmri əˈlɛkʃən/ (say pruymree uh lekshuhn) noun → primary (def. 16b) …
