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Primaries

A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

📖 Definitions of "Primaries"

noun

1
A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
2
The first year of grade school.
3
A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
4
The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.

verb

1
To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
2
To take part in a primary election.

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