English Dictionary

clown-car primary

/ˈklaʊn kɑɹ ˌpɹaɪməɹi/

noun

(US politics, chiefly derogatory) A primary election with a large number of serious candidates, usually more than four, making it possible that the winner will have been chosen by only a small portion of the electorate.

The clown-car primary is a chaotic and unpredictable event in US politics.

意味（1）

(US politics, chiefly derogatory) A primary election with a large number of serious candidates, usually more than four, making it possible that the winner will have been chosen by only a small portion of the electorate.

They can shake their heads over the seething anger in the Republican electorate, but this nasty and never-ending clown car primary is a problem of their own creation.