Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invisible primary

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: in-vis-i-ble pri-ma-ry
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period between when major political candidates show interest in running for president and when the primaries and caucuses actually begin.

American usage

Example Sentences

"This suggests that Democratic Party stakeholders were less able to unify behind a candidate during the invisible primaries before Bill Clinton became president."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

invisible primaries (plural)

Synonyms

money primary

Questions

What does invisible primary mean?: The period between when major political candidates show interest in running for president and when the primaries and caucuses actually begin.

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