Caucus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural cau·cus·es.
  1. U.S. Politics.
    • a local meeting of party members to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.
    • a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy.
    • a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the Women's Caucus; the Black Caucus.
  2. any group or meeting organized to further a special interest or cause.
verb (used without object)
  1. to hold or meet in a caucus.
verb (used with object)
  1. to bring up or hold for discussion in a caucus: The subject was caucused.
  2. to bring together or poll in a caucus: The paper caucused its new editorial board on Friday.The chairman caucused the water pollution committee before making recommendations.
noun plural -cuses
  1. mainly US and Canadian
    • a closed meeting of the members of one party in a legislative chamber, etc, to coordinate policy, choose candidates, etc
    • such a bloc of politicians
  2. mainly US
    • a group of leading politicians of one party
    • a meeting of such a group
  3. a local meeting of party members
  4. a group or faction within a larger group, esp a political party, who discuss tactics, choose candidates, etc
  5. a group of MPs from one party who meet to discuss tactics, etc
  6. a formal meeting of all Members of Parliament belonging to one political party
verb
  1. to hold a caucus
Caucus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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