primary process

American  

noun

Psychoanalysis.

1. the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.

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Example Sentences

A team of international researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry has now determined the primary process driving these large-scale blooms.

From Science Daily

“They came into this primary process, they got enthusiastic about the candidate, they expressed their preferences, and if you’re going to try to overturn, it has less to do with Mamdani than telling a bunch of these voters, ‘I don’t like your preferences,’” Shakir said.

From Salon

“The ruling party is not 100% intact – it is also having issues. In some constituencies BDP politicians who were not happy with the primary process are running as independent candidates, which could divide that vote,” Mr Machacha said.

From BBC

“In a primary process, voters would be asking, ‘Could she be the nominee?

From Los Angeles Times

“On the other hand, going through a primary process, running the gamut against a slate of opponents, tests you. It tests you on the debate stage. It tests you on the stump. It allows you to tweak and refine messaging.”

From Los Angeles Times