单词 | in caucus |
释义 | > as lemmasin caucus a. In the United States and some other countries: a (typically private) meeting of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction; in caucus: at such a meeting. house caucus, party caucus, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > party machine > types of control of > committee caucus1802 national committee1847 1802 Port Folio 30 Jan. 31/2 The majority now regulate their proceedings at Caucuses; and while they permit our side to talk, they remain silent and vote us down. 1820 Maryland Gaz. & Polit. Intelligencer 19 Oct. Whatever may be the opinions of members, when they assemble in caucus to regulate the vote of the democratic part of the legislature, the interests of Baltimore have uniformly prevailed. 1859 Geelong (Austral.) Advertiser 24 Mar. O'Shanassy and all his other colleagues held a caucus, and determined to resign en masse, with a view to a fresh combination, excluding Ireland. 1935 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 17 Sept. 12 Nothing has yet been decided about calling a caucus of the National Party to discuss the Budget. 1974 R. A. Caro Power Broker iii. vii. 122 Murphy had the Democratic caucus elect Smith majority leader of the Assembly. 1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal v. 96 The Vancouver consensus amending formula..had the most support in caucus. 2005 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 May a22/2 With elected western voices in cabinet and caucus, would the Trudeau government have proceeded with its unity-sapping national energy program? < as lemmas |
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