English Dictionary

invisible primary

名詞

アメリカ英語

(US, politics) The period between when major political candidates show interest in running for president and when the primaries and caucuses actually begin.

日本語の意味

（米国政治）主要な政治候補者が大統領選出走に興味を示した時点から、予備選挙や党員集会が実際に始まるまでの期間を指す。

During the invisible primary, major donors quietly coalesced around a single candidate before the official primary season began.

予備選前の水面下の期間に、大口の献金者たちは公式な予備選シーズンが始まる前にひそかに一人の候補者に結集した。

意味（1）

(US, politics) The period between when major political candidates show interest in running for president and when the primaries and caucuses actually begin.

This suggests that Democratic Party stakeholders were less able to unify behind a candidate during the invisible primaries before Bill Clinton became president.

invisible primaries （ plural ）