The phrase "a primary process" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a fundamental or essential procedure in various contexts, such as psychology, business, or scientific processes.
Example: "In the study of human behavior, understanding a primary process is crucial for developing effective interventions."
Alternatives: "a fundamental process" or "a core process".
"Two thousand eight was just a monster of a primary process.
Spray drying is a primary process for particulate forming in the food industry.
"If we're not going to vet our nominee, why have a primary process?" A brokered convention is a political relic.
This weekend saw the start of a primary process to select the centre-right's candidate for two-stage presidential elections next spring.
Over land, evapotranspiration ET) is a primary process driving energy and water exchanges in the interface of hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere4.
It'll be wealthy people getting together and picking horses and riding those horses through a primary process and maybe upending the consensus of the party.
The party which supposedly champions voter rights, but as the DNC email hack showed, which actually isn't interested in giving a democratic primary process a fair shot.
Except in 1964 -- when Lyndon Johnson trounced Barry Goldwater -- every Republican who has won an open nomination in anything like a modern primary process has had a preexisting state network of contacts in place.
Imagine a contested primary process where a candidate would do so well but not get the presidential nomination and be outside of consideration as a VP candidate.
In a Republican primary process that has been more convoluted than a pretentious student film, Missouri's rules are uniquely confusing and uniquely prone to exploitation by a well-organized campaign.
Washington state has a nonpartisan primary process in which the top two finishers move on to the general election.
