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Direct primary

A primary by which direct nominations of candidates for office are made...


Progressive party

The political party formed chiefly out of the Republican party by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912 The name Progressive party was chosen at the meeting held on Aug 7 1912 when the candidates were nominated and the platform adopted It was also known as the Bull Moose Party Among the chief articles in the platform are those demanding direct primaries preferential primaries for presidential nominations direct election of United States senators womens suffrage and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases In 1924 the label was also adopted by the party supporting the presidential campaign of Robert M La Follette and in 1948 it was also adopted by the party of Henry Wallace The party is no longer 1998 considered a force in U S national politics...


Prim' or primari' preces

Prim' or primari' preces. See PRECES PRIMARI'....


primary

primary 1 : of first rank, value, or importance 2 : belonging to the first group or order in successive divisions, combinations, or ramifications pri·mar·i·ly [prī-mer-ə-lē] adv n pl: -ries 1 : caucus 2 : an election in which qualified voters nominate or express a preference for a particular candidate or group of candidates for political office, choose party officials, or select delegates for a party convention ...


primary beneficiary

primary beneficiary see beneficiary ...


primary boycott

primary boycott : an organized effort of a labor union and its members to discourage consumers from buying the products of a particular employer compare secondary boycott ...


primary evidence

primary evidence see evidence ...


primary insurance coverage

primary insurance coverage : coverage under an insurance policy in which the insurer is immediately liable upon the happening of a covered event ...


primary jurisdiction

primary jurisdiction see jurisdiction ...


primary liability

primary liability see liability ...


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