Super Tuesdayn.
/ˌsuːpə ˈtjuːzdeɪ/, /ˌsjuːpə ˈtjuːzdeɪ/, U.S. /ˈsupər ˈt(j)uzˌdeɪ/ U.S. Politics colloquial.
A Tuesday on which several states hold primary (esp. presidential) elections. Also in extended use.In quot. 1975, referring to the presidential election itself.
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1975 Washington Post 6 July d2/4 A series of divisional eliminations, in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Florida, Oregon, and California. All leading up to The Big One, on Super Tuesday in November.]
1976 N.Y. Times 9 May iv. 2/5 New York..would open up a string of victories..on super-Tuesday, June 8, in California, Ohio and New Jersey.
1980 U.S. News & World Rep. 28 Apr. 13 Ronald Reagan will pull away for good in remaining tests—notably ‘Super Tuesday’ on June 3 in California, New Jersey, Ohio.
1990 P. Taylor See how they Run i. 16 Super Tuesday, the great novelty of the 1988 nomination calendar, was a disaster... Twenty states held primaries on the same day—March 8, 1988—at a time when ten candidates were still in the running.
2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Sept. d18/4 DVD's Super Tuesday is Sept. 25. A digitally remastered ‘Citizen Kane’..leads a half-dozen big releases.
2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 Dec. 25 If the spoils are yet to be divided then ‘Super Tuesday’, when 10 states go to the polls, could seal it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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