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closed primary

closed pri·ma·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klohzd prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree]
    • /kloʊzd ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klohzd prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree]
    • /kloʊzd ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri/

Definitions of closed primary words

  • noun closed primary a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote 3
  • noun closed primary a direct primary in which only persons meeting tests of party membership may vote. 1
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Origin of closed primary

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Closed primary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Closed primary

closed primary popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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