Super Tuesday

British

noun

politics the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate

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So I beat him in the South on Super Tuesday; he said Dukakis had split his support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

Shortly before Super Tuesday, a reporter at the Guardian sent a message to Garvey’s Cameo account, asking if Garvey was willing to make Cameos while the candidate was running for U.S.

From Slate ● May 29, 2024

One of the biggest polling days is known as Super Tuesday - named because more than a dozen states all held their primary contests on Tuesday 5 March.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

Turnout on Super Tuesday in the 2nd District was 11% of registered voters in the Democratic primary and 12% in the Republican primary.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

Five states will hold presidential primaries on Tuesday — Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio — the largest such set of contests since Super Tuesday three weeks ago.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

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