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• plural of primary.

primaries

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1. State elections of delegates to the nominating convention that chooses a major party's presidential candidate. In some states, delegates are elected by popular vote; in other states, party caucus es or miniconventions choose delegates.

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Primaries occur at different times during the presidential election year, a situation that drags out the process by which parties nominate candidates but allows wide public exposure to candidates and issues.

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"You look at the kinds of individuals that are winning our recent primaries," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Only 18% to 25% of registered Democrats voted in each of the closed primaries for three contested House nominations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The Times compared the process with previous midterm primaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist whose upset election last year dramatically reshaped New York politics, prevailed in Democratic congressional primaries.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

I noticed a man and a woman chatting with Mary Fernandez and some Lopez Cottage primaries.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter