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Noun
1. preliminary election; primary (election)
Wikipedia definition
2. Primary electionA primary election is an election that narrows the field of candidates before the general election. Presidential and statewide primary elections are partisan. Local elections are often non-partisan. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election. Primaries are common in the United States, where their origins are traced to the progressive movement to take the power of candidate nomination from party leaders to the people.
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