单词 | caucusing |
释义 | caucusingn. The action or practice of holding or meeting in a caucus (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > [noun] > holding specific type of meeting caucusing1788 society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > party machine > types of control of caucusing1788 wire-pulling1835 wire-working1835 bossism1881 boss-ship1882 bossdom1888 caciquism1903 stratarchy1950 1788 W. Gordon Hist. Independence U.S.A. I. 365 Caucusing..answers much to what we stile..electioneering. 1823 Niles' Weekly Reg. 18 Oct. 101 The choice would not come before the house, if caucussing had legitimate caucussing power. 1868 Daily News 2 Dec. They [sc. Conservatives] have recently been wheedled by caucusing into household suffrage. 1919 A. C. Cole Era Civil War viii. 191 Behind the scenes party workers were busy preparing their campaigns; there was caucusing and speech-making; there was scheming, intriguing, and bargaining. 2017 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 25 May Caucusing is frequently used to determine candidates for township office instead of the much more costly primary process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1788 |
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