election vs primary election

election and primary election both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
election	Yes	No	No	No
primary election	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, primary election is a hyponym of election; that is, primary election is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than election:

election: a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
primary election: a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

Other hyponyms of election include reelection, general election, primary, by-election, bye-election, runoff.

election (noun)	primary election (noun)
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice	a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
the status or fact of being elected

election vs primary election

election and primary election both are nouns.

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