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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"
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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.
a meeting of the people who run a political party to plan activities and to decide which people the party will support in an election. politics & government. A caucus is also a group of people within a larger organization, esp. Congress, who have similar interests: the Congressional Black Caucus.
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.
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 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.
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.
CAUCUS meaning: 1 : a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election; 2 : a group of people (such as members of the U.S. Congress) who meet to discuss a particular issue or to work together for a shared, usually political goal.
noun. /ˈkɔːkəs/ (especially North American English) 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. 20 states will hold precinct caucuses on Tuesday to choose delegates to the parties’ national conventions. Wordfinder.
A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence. [ formal ] ...the Black Caucus of minority congressmen.
caucus. (ˈkɔːkəs) n, pl -cuses. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly. a. a closed meeting of the members of one party in a legislative chamber, etc, to coordinate policy, choose candidates, etc. b. such a bloc of politicians: the Democratic caucus in Congress. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly.
