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A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The first round of a two-round election.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: primary
Antonyms: none provided
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: primary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: election
Narrower terms: direct primary
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Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
փրայմերիզ
(pʻraymeriz)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Chinese Mandarin:
初選 /初选
(chūxuǎn)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Danish:
opstillingsmøde
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Danish:
primærvalg
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Dutch:
voorverkiezing
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Finnish:
esivaali
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Georgian:
პრაიმერი
(ṗraimeri)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Georgian:
წინასწარი არჩევნები
(c̣inasc̣ari arčevnebi)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Georgian:
წინასწარი კენჭისყრა
(c̣inasc̣ari ḳenč̣isq̇ra)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Georgian:
შიდაპარტიული არჩევნები
(šidaṗarṭiuli arčevnebi)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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German:
Vorwahl
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Hungarian:
előválasztás
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Icelandic:
prófkjör
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Persian:
نخستین
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Polish:
prawybory
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Russian:
пра́ймериз
(prájmɛriz)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Russian:
предварительные выборы
(predvaritelʹnyje vybory)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Russian:
внутрипартийные выборы
(vnutripartijnyje vybory)
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Spanish:
primarias
— preliminary election to select a candidate
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Spanish:
elecciones primarias
— preliminary election to select a candidate