"primary election" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: primary elections [plural]
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  1. (politics) A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party. Categories (topical): Politics Translations (preliminary election to select a candidate): փրայմերիզ (pʻraymeriz) (Armenian), 初選 /初选 (chūxuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), opstillingsmøde [neuter] (Danish), primærvalg (note: in the US) [neuter] (Danish), voorverkiezing [feminine] (Dutch), esivaali (Finnish), პრაიმერი (ṗraimeri) (Georgian), წინასწარი არჩევნები (c̣inasc̣ari arčevnebi) (Georgian), წინასწარი კენჭისყრა (c̣inasc̣ari ḳenč̣isq̇ra) (Georgian), შიდაპარტიული არჩევნები (šidaṗarṭiuli arčevnebi) (Georgian), Vorwahl [feminine] (German), előválasztás (Hungarian), prófkjör [neuter] (Icelandic), نخستین (Persian), prawybory [nonvirile] (Polish), пра́ймериз (prájmɛriz) [masculine, plural] (Russian), предварительные выборы (predvaritelʹnyje vybory) (Russian), внутрипартийные выборы (vnutripartijnyje vybory) (Russian), primarias [feminine, plural] (Spanish), elecciones primarias (Spanish)
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  2. (politics) The first round of a two-round election. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-primary_election-en-noun-jKndny~e Topics: government, politics

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