caucus
Meaning of caucus
noun
- (in some US states) a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
Hawaii holds its nominating caucuses next Tuesday
he stumbled through the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary
- a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
- a group within an organization or political party which meets independently to discuss strategy or tactics.
up to fifty caucuses met daily on conference grounds to discuss lobbying strategies
he was forced out by a hard-left caucus which had taken over his constituency party
- hold or form a legislative caucus.
Republicans briefly caucused
there is one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats
mid 18th century: perhaps from Algonquian cau'-cau'-as'u ‘adviser’.
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Hyphenation of caucus
cau-cus
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- caucus is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
caucus synonyms
Meaning an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion:
Meaning a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose:
Meaning an assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose:
Meaning a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity:
Meaning a formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days:
Meaning a way in which something is usually done:
Meaning a mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause:
Meaning a private meeting:
Meaning a group of people assembled for religious worship:
Meaning a large formal assembly of people:
Meaning an assembly of the clergy and sometimes also the laity in a diocese or other division of a particular Church:
Meaning an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly:
Meaning a meeting of an official body, especially a legislature, council, or court of law, to conduct its business:
Meaning a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice:
Meaning a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics:
Meaning the supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively:
Meaning a group of countries or political parties with common interests who have formed an alliance:
Meaning a number of people that work together or share certain beliefs:
Meaning an organized group of criminals:
Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:
Meaning a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration:
Meaning a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority:
Meaning a formally constituted political group that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government:
Meaning a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation:
Meaning a secret political clique or faction:
Meaning a small group of people, especially a group of advisers to a ruler or politician, with a shared purpose:
Meaning a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them:
Meaning a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people:
Meaning a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force:
Meaning a political grouping or faction, especially in 17th- and 18th-century Britain:
Translation of caucus
- German: Kollegium, Gremium, Kommission
- Spanish: comité, comisión
Words that rhyme with caucus
Daucus, Glaucus, Secaucus, daucus, glaucus, Sambucus, sambucus, surucucus, Leucus, Seleucus, seleucus, Fucus, fucus, Ophiucus, ophiucus, mucus, seromucus, pirarucus
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