presidential primary

American  

noun

1. a direct primary for the selection of state delegates to a national party convention and the expression of preference for a U.S. presidential nominee.

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Example Sentences

The memorial sits on the edge of the K-12 RFK Community Schools at the site of the former Ambassador Hotel, where an assassin shot and mortally wounded Kennedy on the night of June 5, 1968, after he’d won California’s Democratic presidential primary.

From Los Angeles Times

In July, Newsom flew to South Carolina, a state that traditionally hosts the South’s first presidential primary.

From Los Angeles Times

This just means that this battle is going to play out in primaries throughout the country in the next two and a half years, culminating with the presidential primary in 2028.

From Slate

In July, Newsom traveled more than 2,000 miles to South Carolina, a state that traditionally hosts the South’s first presidential primary.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Kahn, Petro wants to use the spat to influence a presidential primary in his Historic Pact party this Sunday and push the electorate to the left.

From Barron's