direct primary

English Thesaurus

1. a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office (noun.act)

hypernym	:	primary, primary election,
definition	:	a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen (noun.act)

hyponym	:	closed primary,
definition	:	a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote (noun.act)

hyponym	:	open primary,
definition	:	a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party) (noun.act)