cau·cus (kô k s)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 or cau·cussed, cau·cus·ing or cau·cus·sing, cau·cus·es or cau·cus·ses v.intr. To assemble in or hold a caucus. v.tr. To assemble or canvass (members of a caucus). [After the Caucus Club of Boston (in the 1760s), possibly from Medieval Latin caucus, drinking vessel.] |
caucus [ˈkɔːkəs]
n pl -cuses
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly 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. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US
a. a group of leading politicians of one party
b. a meeting of such a group
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US a local meeting of party members
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit a group or faction within a larger group, esp a political party, who discuss tactics, choose candidates, etc.
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Austral a meeting of the members of the Federal parliamentary Labor Party
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) NZ a formal meeting of all Members of Parliament belonging to one political party
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) to hold a caucus
[probably of Algonquian origin; related to caucauasu adviser]
Caucus an inner committee, usually political, that works behind the main party.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  caucus - a closed political meeting group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" |
| Verb | 1. | caucus - meet to select a candidate or promote a policy foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
caucus
noun group, division, section, camp, sector, lobby, bloc, contingent, pressure group, junta the Black Caucus of minority congressmen
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