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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Direct primary \Direct primary\ (Political Science) A primary by which direct nominations of candidates for office are made. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

direct primary n 1: a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office