单词 | caucus |
释义 | Word Frequency caucus(ˈkɔːkəs) nounWord forms: plural -cuses 1. mainly US and Canadian 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. mainly US a. a group of leading politicians of one party b. a meeting of such a group 3. mainly US a local meeting of party members 4. British a group or faction within a larger group, esp a political party, who discuss tactics, choose candidates, etc 5. Australian a group of MPs from one party who meet to discuss tactics, etc 6. New Zealand a formal meeting of all Members of Parliament belonging to one political party verb 7. (intransitive) to hold a caucus Word origin C18: probably of Algonquian origin; related to caucauasu adviser |
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