| 单词 | closed primary |
| 释义 | closed primarynouna direct primary in which only persons meeting tests of party membership may vote. Origin of closed primaryAn Americanism dating back to 1940–45 Words nearby closed primaryclosed loop, closed-minded, closedown, closed plan, closed position, closed primary, closed reduction, closed rule, closed scholarship, closed season, closed sentence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for closed primaryclosed primary nounUS government a primary in which only members of a particular party may voteCompare open primary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for closed primaryclosed primary A type of direct primary limited to registered party members, who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote. The closed primary serves to encourage party unity and prevent members of other parties from infiltrating and voting to nominate weak candidates. (Compare open primary.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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