primary election
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌprimary eˈlection noun [countable] PPVan 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 〔美国政党内推举候选人的〕初选
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primary election• So, 18 months before the primary election, their being together was news.• One of the contests on Tuesday was the primary election for Illinois's next governor.• Nine of those will be chosen in a state-wide primary election on March 12, the traditional date for delegate selection.ˌprimary eˈlection nounChineseSyllable
US vote people the which in Corpus an at election to
primary election
ˌprimary eˈlection
noun [countable]
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
ˌprimary eˈlection
noun [countable]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