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direct primary

di·rect pri·ma·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rekt, dahy- prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree]
    • /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rekt, dahy- prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree]
    • /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri/

Definitions of direct primary words

  • noun direct primary a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote. 1
  • noun direct primary a primary in which voters directly select the candidates who will run for office 0
  • noun direct primary (US) A primary in which voters directly select candidates for office by popular vote. 0
See all 3 definitions of direct primary

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Origin of direct primary

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Direct primary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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direct primary popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% 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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