1 of or for the teaching of young children, especially those between five and eleven years old:
2 happening first:
the primary stages of development
3 in the US, an election in which people choose who will represent a particular party in an election for political office
In an open primary, Democrats still usually choose a ballot listing the Democratic candidates rather than the Republican ones
5 relating to the first part of a child’s education:
the primary grades
6 happening first:
the primary stages of development
7 an election in which people who belong to a political party choose who will represent that party in an election for political office
8 more important than anything else:
primary concern/consideration/focus When oil prices started to rise sharply, the primary concern of financial markets was the possibility of inflation.
Newspapers have been the primary source of news for many people for many years.
The CEO has primary responsibility for making day-to-day investment decisions for each fund.
9 used to describe shares, bonds, etc. at the time they are first made available, rather than when they are traded later:
A combination of factors point to a rise in primary trading that will provide lucrative opportunities for new bond dealers.
Her primary purpose in suing the newspaper for libel was to clear her name.
Ozone is the earth's primary filter for ultraviolet radiation.
The money I earn is extra, my husband's job is our primary source of income.
The course's primary aim is to improve students' proficiency in oral Spanish.
Although the issues you raise are important, they are not really our primary concern.
In the end it seems that primaries draw candidates outwards in ways that most general elections cannot entirely reverse.
In the primaries that followed it is difficult to disentangle the race issue from other local issues.
Thus, in recent years, most candidates exit the presidential contests prior to the conclusion of the presidential primaries.
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