primaries

n. preliminary elections in which party candidates and leaders are chosen

n. preliminary election in which party candidates and leaders are chosen

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Noun
1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
(synonym) primary election
(hypernym) election
(hyponym) direct primary
2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
(synonym) primary feather, primary quill
(hypernym) flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
3. coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"
(synonym) primary coil, primary winding
(hypernym) coil
(part-holonym) transformer

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Adjective
1. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
(antonym) secondary
(similar) capital
(see-also) essential
2. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
(similar) underived
3. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"
(synonym) chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a)
(similar) important, of import
4. of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
(synonym) elementary
(similar) basic
5. of primary importance; "basic truths"
(synonym) basal, basic
(similar) essential

nf. primaries, preliminary elections in which party candidates and leaders are chosen

nf. primary campaign, system of early elections