primary opponent

collocation in English

meaningsofprimaryandopponent

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primary
adjective
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/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us
/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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opponent
noun[C]
uk
/əˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/əˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to ...
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(Definition ofprimaryandopponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I did expect to have aprimaryopponent.
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In 2006, he defeated aprimaryopponent, and was able to get his general election opponent tossed from the ballot.
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Shumate had a tough 2010 primary, edging out aprimaryopponentafter education unions threw their support behind his opponent.
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Murry did not face aprimaryopponentin 2012.
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He ran unopposed in 1926, 1928, and 1930, and he defeated two primary opponents to win a fifth term in 1932.
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Deeds, like both of his primary opponents, also maintained online grass-roots support.
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Her two primary opponents each spent slightly more than $2.5 million each.
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Her primary opponents endorsed her in the general election.
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In the primary, she was criticized for being unwilling to debate her primary opponents.
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Horn first defeated four other primary opponents in her first political race.
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Conlin had been criticized for being unwilling to debate her primary opponents, and for being unfamiliar with and unsupportive of her own party's platform.
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