| open primary | |
| —n | |
| (US) government Compare closed primary a primary in which any registered voter may participate | |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
A type of direct primary open to voters regardless of their party affiliation. Voters need not publicly declare their party affiliation but must vote for candidates of only one party. The opposite is a closed primary, in which only registered members of a party may vote.