| direct primary | |
| —n | |
| (US) government a primary in which voters directly select the candidates who will run for office | |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office.