予よ備び選せん挙きょ

noun

primary election; preliminary election

Refers to an election held to choose a party's candidate for a main election, common in political contexts.

• アメリカの大だい統とう領りょう選せん挙きょでは、まず各かく党とうの予よ備び選せん挙きょが行おこなわれる。

  In the U.S. presidential election, each party's primary election is held first.

• 予よ備び選せん挙きょの結けっ果か、彼かれが党とうの候こう補ほ者しゃに選えらばれた。

  As a result of the primary election, he was chosen as the party's candidate.