The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRIMARY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1953.
An election to nominate candidate crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: An election to nominate candidate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nominated
- elect
- propose
- assentor
- electioneer
- put
- present
- presented
- put up
- scratch
- electioneering
- nomination
Crossword Answer definitions
PRIMARY noun- A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
- The first year of grade school.
- A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
- The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.
- A primary school.
- Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
- A primary colour.
- Primary site of disease; original location or source of the disease.
- A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary
- To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
- To take part in a primary election.
- First or earliest in a group or series.
- Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
- Earliest formed; fundamental.
- Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
- Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
- Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
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