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direct primary

direct primary noun: a primary in which voters directly select candidates for office by popular vote.

Noun

direct primary (plural direct primaries)

  1. (US) A primary in which voters directly select candidates for office by popular vote

Forms of direct primary

pluraldirect primaries

Questions about direct primary

What does direct primary mean?
Direct primary means a primary in which voters directly select candidates for office by popular vote.
What part of speech is direct primary?
Direct primary is a noun.
What is the plural of direct primary?
The plural of direct primary is direct primaries.

Words near direct primary in the dictionary

  1. direct object
  2. direct objects
  3. direct orange
  4. direct oranges
  5. direct primaries
  6. direct primary
  7. direct product
  8. direct products
  9. direct provision
  10. direct question
  11. direct questions

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