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- DictionaryCau·cus/ˈkôkəs/
noun
- 1. (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"
- 2. a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction: "he attended the morning caucus in the Old Senate Chamber where his fellow Democrats selected the new leadership"
verb
- 1. hold or form a legislative caucus: US "Republicans briefly caucused"
The meaning of CAUCUS is a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy; also : a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause.
noun. 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. the Democratic caucus in Congress. a group of leading politicians of one party. a meeting of such a group. a local meeting of party members.
A caucus is a meeting or grouping of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The exact definition varies between different countries and political cultures.
uk / ˈkɔː.kəs / us / ˈkɑː.kəs /. in the US, to be a member of a country's law-making group and meet with other members of your own or other parties to discuss and support a particular cause: The Senate was tied 49-49 between the two parties, with two independents caucusing with the Democrats.
The noun caucus is a closed meeting of members from the same political party. The Iowa caucuses get a lot of attention during the presidential primary season.
Definition of caucus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a meeting of the members or leaders of a political party to choose candidates or to decide policy; the members or leaders of a political party as a group.
A caucus is a meeting of members of a political group or party, usually to select candidates or discuss policy. Its meaning is straightforward, but the history of this word remains a mystery.
1. a. a meeting of the members of a political party to select candidates or convention delegates, determine policy, etc. b. a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the black caucus. 2. any group or meeting organized to further a special interest or cause. v.i.
6 days ago · caucus (third-person singular simple present caucuses or caucusses, present participle caucusing or caucussing, simple past and past participle caucused or caucussed) ( intransitive or transitive with with) To meet and participate in a caucus . ( transitive) To bring into or treat in a caucus .
A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence.
