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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

primary

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Source Word

primary

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɹaɪməɹi/

Verb

US intransitive transitive

(US, politics, transitive, intransitive) To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.

Japanese Meaning

（米国政治において）予備選挙を通じ、現職政治家に対し、政党の再選候補としての指名を争うために挑戦すること

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After months of organizing, the progressive candidate decided to primary the longtime incumbent in the upcoming election.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

数か月の準備の末、進歩派の候補者は次の選挙で長年の現職者に党の予備選で挑戦することを決めた。

Sense（1）

(US, politics, transitive, intransitive) To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.

Sense（2）

(US, intransitive, transitive) To take part in a primary election.

Both were worried that Bailey would break some of their delegate commitments to keep them from primarying.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

primaries

（ present singular third-person ）

primarying

（ participle present ）

primaried

（ participle past ）

primaried

（ past ）

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