פריימריז

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  Primaries, primary elections: preliminary elections to select a political party's candidate or candidates.
 * 2)  Primaries, a primary, a primary election: a single such election.
 * הפריימריז בניו המפשייר — hapraimeriz b'nyú hampshair — the New Hampshire primaries

Usage notes

 * Even when it refers to a single primary election, פריימריז is a plural noun, construed with plural verbs, adjectives, and so on; it is exactly like English in this respect.

Synonyms

 * בחירות מקדימות