פריימריז

Hebrew

Etymology

From English primaries.

Noun

פריימריז • (praimeriz) m (plural only)

1. (politics) Primaries, primary elections: preliminary elections to select a political party's candidate or candidates.
2. (politics) 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 primaries in this respect.

Synonyms

• (primaries): בחירות מקדימות (b'khirót makdimót)
• (a primary): בחירה מקדימה (b'khirá makdimá)