primary election

noun

1. primary ( def 15a ).

primary election

noun

1. See primary

Word History and Origins

Origin of primary election¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

On June 2 — the day of the primary election in Washington — law enforcement officers appeared on every corner, heavily armed in fatigues and body armor.

From ProPublica

Strategic discrimination typically occurs prior to a primary election.

From No Straight News

First, during the primary election, candidates face off in their home districts, which only cover a small part of the city.

From Voice of San Diego

In short, we did not find a spike in the mortality rate associated with the primary elections.

From FiveThirtyEight

The strangers became fast friends as they greeted voters and processed ballots for the partisan primary election.

From Washington Post

“I was stunned when Eric Cantor lost his primary election,” Labrador said in a statement today.

From The Daily Beast

The first primary election of 2014 will happen in Texas on Tuesday.

From The Daily Beast

He won with nearly 70 percent of the vote in a primary election to choose a new leader of the Democratic party last April.

From The Daily Beast

Few New Jerseyans bothered to vote in Tuesday's special primary election for the U.S. Senate.

From The Daily Beast

She left politics earlier this year after losing a primary election in Kadima to former Army chief Shaul Mofaz.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

In 1909 he thought that a primary election bill was the most important reform; but this primary election bill failed to pass.

From Project Gutenberg

With the primary election two months away the candidates began their campaigns at once.

From Project Gutenberg

The Legislature met Jan. 13, 1919, after thousands of women had voted at the Primary election.

From Project Gutenberg

The primary election is conducted in the same manner as any other election.

From Project Gutenberg