詞條：primary election,初選；預選

中文：初選；預選

解釋：〈美〉
指政黨推選公職候選人〔candidates for office〕或黨代表大會代表〔delegates to a party convention〕的初步選舉，依據是否有區分黨派的必要，可將初選分為開門初選〔open primary〕和閉門初選〔closed primary〕兩類。
→ closed primary; election