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primary

noun

NAmE//ˈpraɪˌmɛri//

, NAmE//ˈpraɪməri//

(pl. pri‧ma‧ries) (also primary election)

an election in which people in a particular area vote to choose a candidate for a future important election the Illinois primary the presidential primaries

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