primaricide
/ˌpraɪˈmɛrɪsaɪd/nounVerified NewThe elimination of an officeholder by their own party's base.
General elections now matter less to incumbents than the low-turnout primary electorate; the word names that specific intra-family killing.
Etym. — *primary* + *-cide*, on the *fratricide* pattern.
Rel. — coattaildecay
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