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Caucus

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Noun

1. caucus

a closed political meeting

Verb

2. caucus

meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caucus

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noun plural -cuses
1. mainly US and Canadian
a. 
a closed meeting of the members of one party in a legislative chamber, etc, to coordinate policy, choose candidates, etc
b. 
such a bloc of politicians
the Democratic caucus in Congress
2. mainly US
a. 
a group of leading politicians of one party
b. 
a meeting of such a group
3. mainly US
a local meeting of party members
4. British
a group or faction within a larger group, esp a political party, who discuss tactics, choose candidates, etc
5. Australian
a group of MPs from one party who meet to discuss tactics, etc
6. New Zealand
a formal meeting of all Members of Parliament belonging to one political party
verb
7. (intransitive)
to hold a caucus

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Caucus

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noun
1. 
a. 
a private meeting of leaders or a committee of a political party or faction to decide on policy, pick candidates, etc., esp. prior to a general, open meeting
b. 
the group attending such a meeting
c. 
a faction or group of politicians
the black Congressional caucus
2. 
a controlling organization within a British political party
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcaucused or ˈcaucussed, ˈcaucusing or ˈcaucussing
3. 
to hold, or take part in, a caucus

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Caucus

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n. pl. cau·cus·es or cau·cus·ses
1.
a. A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office.
b. A closed meeting of party members within a legislative body to decide on questions of policy or leadership.
c. A group within a legislative or decision-making body seeking to represent a specific interest or influence a particular area of policy: a minority caucus.
2. Chiefly British A committee within a political party charged with determining policy.
v. cau·cused, cau·cus·ing, cau·cus·es or cau·cussed or cau·cus·sing or cau·cus·ses
v.intr.
To assemble in or hold a caucus.
v.tr.
To assemble or canvass (members of a caucus).

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