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Verb
/ˈkôkəs/,
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caucuses, plural;
  1. Hold or form such a group or meeting

Noun
  1. A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy

  2. The members of such a body

  3. A group of people with shared concerns within a political party or larger organization

  4. A meeting of such a group

  1. a closed political meeting
  2. meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  3. A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. The exact definition varies among political cultures.
  4. A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding measures of party policy; a political primary meeting; A grouping of all the members of a ...
  5. (Caucuses) are meetings in which a mediator talks with the parties individually to discuss the issues.
  6. (caucuses) A meeting of all members of the political party in one chamber in which they elect leaders, approve committee assignments, and elect committee chairpersons.
  7. a meeting of certain members of a legislative body to select leaders or decide policy. A caucus may be formed by a political party or may be formed by any group with a common interest.
  8. Meeting of legislators of the same political party to decide policy and course of action.
  9. A group or a meeting of people, especially members of a political party with power to decide on policy
  10. An informal meeting of a group of legislators, most often called on the basis of party affiliation or regional representation.
  11. "Caucus" is used as both a noun and a verb. A caucus, n., is a group of people who share something in common (e.g. ...
  12. An informal grouping of people who meet to discuss their common interests.
  13. is an informal group of members sharing an interest in the same policy issues.
  14. A group of legislators with a common interest. Although the term usually is used to describe the Democratic and Republican caucuses, it also can be used to describe other groups of legislators, such as an Indian Caucus. As a verb, "to caucus" means to have a meeting.
  15. An informal and private meeting of the bargaining committee during a negotiating meeting; a brief time-out to share reactions or to plan strategy in a closed and confidential setting.
  16. All of the elected members from one party; a private meeting of this group.
  17. A private, confidential meeting between the mediator and each party separately. Caucus meetings are often used to examine the important issues and needs of each party, encourage openness about weaknesses as well as strengths and discuss options for settlement.
  18. A group composed of all Members and Senators of a given party.
  19. From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of Members of the House or the Senate, or both, that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. ...
  20. An informal meeting with candidates and potential voters in which participants discuss their preference for a certain candidate, and delegates, pledged to a particular candidate, are selected to go to party conventions. ...
  21. A meeting of a small group to plan strategy.  Often applied to a bargaining team meeting to discuss proposals and determine bargaining strategy.
  22. A voluntary organization of members of the House or Senate. Each chamber has partisan caucuses as well as caucuses organized around geographical and interest groups. The partisan caucuses normally meet in closed session.
  23. a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process, i.e. the Congressional Black Caucus.
  24. A meeting to decide action towards a motion or event.
  25. A method of selecting party nominees for president used by some states; in order to participate, registered party members must attend a local caucus meeting. ...