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Acela primary

Acela primary proper noun: a day, often in April, in which a large number of states in the Northeast hold their primary elections for the process of nominating presidential candidates.

Proper noun

Acela primary

  1. (US) A day, often in April, in which a large number of states in the Northeast hold their primary elections for the process of nominating presidential candidates.
    • As expected, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did very well in the April 26 Acela primary. Trump won all five states outright, his lowest percentage occurring in Maryland at 54% and his best showing in Rhode Island with nearly 64%.2019, JD Foster, 2016: the Campaign Chronicles, 2nd edition, Xlibris, →ISBN
    • A week later at the end of April, Clinton cleaned house in the "Acela Primary" that covered Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, while Sanders only won the smallest state, Rhode Island.2019, Grant Stern, edited by Scott Dworkin, Bernie Sanders: A Voter's Guide (Meet the Candidates), Skyhorse, →ISBN

Origin of Acela primary

Many of the states in this primary are served by the Acela Express.

Questions about Acela primary

What does Acela primary mean?
Acela primary means a day, often in April, in which a large number of states in the Northeast hold their primary elections for the process of nominating presidential candidates.
What part of speech is Acela primary?
Acela primary is a proper noun.

Words near Acela primary in the dictionary

  1. ACEI
  2. ACEIs
  3. Aceituno
  4. Aceitunos
  5. Acela
  6. Acela primary
  7. aceldama
  8. aceldamas
  9. aceless
  10. acelet
  11. acelets

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