primary season

(noun)

The first stage of a presidential election, in which candidates from each party compete against members from their own party for the party's nomination.

Related Terms

  • general election
  • electoral college

Examples of primary season in the following topics:

  • The General Election Campaign

    • The presidential general election occurs after the primary season and is the process through which a national vote chooses the president.
    • In the United States, a presidential election is held every four years and includes both a primary season and a general election.
    • During the primary season, the two major political parties narrow the field of candidates through state votes to nominate the party's candidate for the general election.
    • In the primary season, candidates compete against other members of their party to win a majority of votes from voters within their own party.
    • The presidential general election lasts from the end of the primary season, usually in June, until the vote on the first Tuesday of November.
  • Primaries and Caucuses

    • The Iowa caucuses are the first nominating election to occur in the presidential primary season and, therefore, they often have a significant impact on later primaries.
    • Not every election is preceded by a primary season, but most major races, such as presidential and congressional races, use primaries to narrow the field of candidates.
    • The vast majority of states use primaries to nominate a candidate, but caucuses are notably used in Iowa, which is traditionally the first state to vote in the primary/caucus season.
    • Since Iowa is first, it has a large impact on the primary season, as it gives one candidate from each party an advantage as they move into other state votes.
    • Summarize the primary system and how a primary differs from a caucus
  • The Discount Rate

    • The Fed offers three discount window programs to depository institutions: primary credit, secondary credit, and seasonal credit, each with its own interest rate.
    • Seasonal credit is extended to relatively small depository institutions that have recurring intra-year fluctuations in funding needs, such as banks in agricultural or seasonal resort communities.
    • The discount rate charged for primary credit (the primary credit rate) is set above the usual level of short-term market interest rates.
    • The discount rate for seasonal credit is an average of selected market rates.
    • Describe the Fed's primary credit, secondary credit, and seasonal credit lending programs
  • Nominating Candidates

    • To nominate candidates, political parties hold primary elections.
    • Primary elections are used to narrow the field of candidates for the general election.
    • During primary campaigns, state delegates are assigned to a primary candidate based on the outcome of a statewide vote.
    • Whichever primary candidate emerges from the primary election with the most delegates becomes the party's presumptive nominee.
    • The presumptive nominee is not formally nominated until the national convention, but he or she is all but assured of a place on the ballot in the general election by the conclusion of the primary season.
  • Primary and Secondary Growth in Stems

    • Subsequent cell elongation also contributes to primary growth.
    • The vascular cambium is located just outside the primary xylem and to the interior of the primary phloem.
    • During the spring growing season, cells of the secondary xylem have a large internal diameter; their primary cell walls are not extensively thickened.
    • This alternation of early and late wood is due largely to a seasonal decrease in the number of vessel elements and a seasonal increase in the number of tracheids.
    • Seasonal changes in weather patterns can also affect the growth rate.
  • Seasoned Equity Offering

    • Companies can issue more shares after their initial public offering in what is called a Seasoned Equity Offering.
    • However, once a company is public, it is still able to raise capital through what is called a seasoned equity offering.
    • A seasoned equity offering (SEO) is a broad term that refers to any sale of shares by the company after the initial IPO.
    • A SEO is the increase of the number of shares outstanding in the market in which the IPO took place, the primary market.
    • Contrast a seasoned equity offering with an initial public offering and a secondary market offering
  • Tropical Wet Forest and Savannas

    • Tropical wet forests are characterized by high precipitation and humidity, while savannas have scattered trees and an extensive dry season.
    • Compared to other forest biomes, tropical wet forests have little variation in seasonal temperatures.
    • This lack of seasonality leads to year-round plant growth, rather than the seasonal (spring, summer, and fall) growth seen in other biomes.
    • Tropical wet forests have high net primary productivity because the annual temperatures and precipitation values in these areas are ideal for plant growth.
    • They have an extensive dry season.
  • Temperate Forests

    • Temperate forests are characterized by fluctuating seasonal temperatures and constant-but-moderate rainfall.
    • Temperatures ranging between -30°C - 30°C (-22°F - 86°F) drop below freezing on an annual basis, resulting in defined growing seasons during the spring, summer, and early fall.
    • Because of the dormant period, the net primary productivity of temperate forests is less than that of tropical wet forests.
    • Deciduous trees, those that lose their leaves seasonally, are the dominant plant in the temperate forest.
  • Seasonal Production

    • A company working in a seasonal industry should create a plan based on historical sales data, order stock early and have more cash in hands if possible.
    • Many economic phenomena have seasonal cycles, such as agricultural production and consumer consumption.
    • As a result, it is necessary to treat seasonality seriously in forecasting practice for inventory control.
    • A company operating in a seasonal industry should create a plan based on historical sales data and other relevant information.
    • It is advisable that a company has healthy cash flow during seasonal peak so that it can order promptly and easily.
  • The Phosphorus Cycle

    • Phosphorous levels follow a seasonal pattern in aquatic ecosystems.
    • Much of the phosphorous is then converted to organic phosphorous, and primary productivity then declines.
    • As phosphorous levels begin to increase at the end of the summer, primary plants and algae begin to rapidly grow again.
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