(US) A primary in which voters directly select candidates for office by popular vote

advertising mail.

plural of direct object

(graph theory) In a directed graph, a path in which the edges are all oriented in the same direction.

(business, marketing) Marketing that reaches customers by communications directly addressed to the customer. Methods of digital marketing include reaching potential customers, donors, patrons through placing live phone calls from an agent.

plural of intercardinal direction

(grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks

plural of directed edge

plural of direct verb

(finance, banking, business) A deposit of money straight from the source (and initiated by the source) into a bank account, by wire, or other means.