PRIMARY ELECTION

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does primary election mean? 

• PRIMARY ELECTION (noun)
  The noun PRIMARY ELECTION has 1 sense:

1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

  Familiarity information: PRIMARY ELECTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIMARY ELECTION (noun)

Meaning:

A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

primary; primary election

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)