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PRIMARY ELECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Synonyms:
primary; primary election
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("primary election" is a kind of...):
election (a vote to select the winner of a position or political office)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "primary election"):
direct primary (a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office)