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单词 direct primary
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direct primary


noun U.S. Politics.

a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
Compare indirect primary.

Origin of direct primary

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example sentences from the Web for direct primary

  • We had in California on the 16th day of August (less than a month ago) a direct-primary election.

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British Dictionary definitions for direct primary

direct primary

noun

US government a primary in which voters directly select the candidates who will run for office
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for direct primary

direct primary

An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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