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Multi-word Results
| closed primary election |
in the United States, a direct primary election in which voters must show evidence of their party affiliation and may vote only for candidates of the same party. |
| direct primary election |
a preliminary election in which candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people. (Cf. closed primary election.) |
| open primary |
a primary election in which voters need not declare party membership. |
| political primary |
in U.S. politics, a preliminary election in which members of each party vote for candidates to represent the party in the general election. |
| primary accent |
the strongest stress or emphasis given to one syllable in a spoken word or to one word in an utterance; primary stress. [2 definitions] |
| primary cell |
a battery cell in which electric current is generated by an irreversible electrochemical reaction, and which therefore cannot be recharged efficiently. |
| primary color |
any one of the three basic colors of the spectrum from which all other colors can be made by blending. In paint, they are red, yellow, and blue. |
| primary school |
a school that includes the first three or four grades and sometimes kindergarten. [2 definitions] |
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