primary election

noun

A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

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Meanings

nounprimary election (plural primary elections)

plural primary elections

  1. governmentA preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
  2. governmentThe first round of a two-round election.

    Synonyms: primary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe first round of a two-round election.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

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Broader
election
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primary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 初選 /初选
  • 初選 /初选 (chūxuǎn)preliminary election to select a candidate
Danish opstillingsmøde, primærvalg
  • opstillingsmødepreliminary election to select a candidate
  • primærvalgpreliminary election to select a candidate
Dutch voorverkiezing
  • voorverkiezingpreliminary election to select a candidate
Finnish esivaali
  • esivaalipreliminary election to select a candidate
German Vorwahl
  • Vorwahlpreliminary election to select a candidate
Hungarian előválasztás
  • előválasztáspreliminary election to select a candidate
Icelandic prófkjör
  • prófkjörpreliminary election to select a candidate
Persian نخستین
  • نخستینpreliminary election to select a candidate
Polish prawybory
  • prawyborypreliminary election to select a candidate
Russian пра́ймериз, предварительные выборы
  • пра́ймериз (prájmɛriz)preliminary election to select a candidate
  • предварительные выборы (predvaritelʹnyje vybory)preliminary election to select a candidate
  • внутрипартийные выборы (vnutripartijnyje vybory)preliminary election to select a candidate
Spanish primarias, elecciones primarias
  • primariaspreliminary election to select a candidate
  • elecciones primariaspreliminary election to select a candidate
Cite this entry
APA

primary election. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20election

MLA

“primary election.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20election. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primary election,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20election.

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