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caucus
/ˈkɔkəs/
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What does caucus mean?
noun
- (archaic) A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy.
More meanings (5)
noun
- (archaic) A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.
- (archaic) A political interest group by members of a legislative body.
verb
- (archaic) To meet and participate in a caucus.
- (archaic, informal) To confer.
- (archaic) To bring into or treat in a caucus.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɔkəs/
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Such was the gentleman chosen by the aforesaid liberty caucus, to go on the embassy before mentioned.
But under Barnum's skilful leadership he at last obtained a majority in the party caucus and was accordingly elected.
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“Ad haec se Romanus Graiusque, et Barbaras induperator Erexit; caucus discriminis atque laboris Inde habuit: tanto major famae sitis est, quam Virtutis.”
The caucus blocked the appointment of the committee, but it gave great encouragement to the suffragists of the country, for they knew it to be a tacit admission that the measure would receive a favorable vote if it came before Congress unhampered.
He had the satisfaction, dear to the proud Spanish heart, of making a speech before a Senate of Americans, in favor of the retention in office of an officer of our army who was wounded at San Pazqual and whom some wretched caucus was going to displace to carry out a political job.