runoff primary

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(especially in the southern U.S.) a second primary between the two leading candidates of the first primary to provide nomination by majority rather than by plurality.

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Origin of runoff primary

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Words nearby runoff primary

running title, runny, Runnymede, runoff, run off at the mouth, runoff primary, run off with, run of luck, run-of-paper, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine

Example sentences from the Web for runoff primary

Scruff believes that sex is not the primary concern of users.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He has picked pre-primary brawls with Christie, Perry, and Marco Rubio.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“You try to always scratch where the itch is,” Huckabee said about his campaigning and rhetoric in the 2008 primary.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So then-President George H.W. Bush and other prominent Republicans endorsed Treen in the House runoff.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Besides this fundamental or primary vibration, the movement divides itself into segments, or sections, of the entire length.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
That—and no existing institution and no current issue—is the primary concern of the present age.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He also instituted primary schools in every commune, and started an cole Normale for the training of teachers.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Primary anemia is that which progresses without apparent cause.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

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