Definition of "primaries" []

• Plural form of primary. (noun)

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• "Sadly for Jody my track record of backing winners in primaries is pretty bad (See John Edwards in 2001, Chap! in 2005, and anyone but Deeds in 2005)."
• "The Democrat rules allowing for superdelegates to thwart the will of those who voted in primaries is simply mind-boggling for a party that claims to represent "the people.""
• "Turn out in primaries is based on competitive contests."