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)

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