invisible primary

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invisible primary (plural invisible primaries)

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  1. (US, politics) The period between when major political candidates show interest in running for president and when the primaries and caucuses actually begin.
    Synonym: money primary
    • 2015, Wayne P. Steger, A Citizen's Guide to Presidential Nominations, page 96:
      This suggests that Democratic Party stakeholders were less able to unify behind a candidate during the invisible primaries before Bill Clinton became president.