英语词汇“caucus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

Who knows how we got the noun caucus? One theory is that it comes from an Algonquin word that means an elder or leader of the tribe. Another theory is that the word comes from a social and political club in Boston in the 1700s that was perhaps named for the Greek word for drinking cup. However the word slipped into American English, today it refers to a closed political meeting, often used to choose party leaders.

WORD FAMILY

caucus: caucused, caucuses, caucusing, caucussing

USAGE EXAMPLES

She is declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses via a controversial and confusing process that, in some precincts, involves dodgeball.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

But in December, the conservative House Freedom Caucus began compiling a list of more than 200 regulations it views as vulnerable to a disapproval vote.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

But Trump’s questions about the primary process struck Priebus as unusually detailed and pointed: How did the Iowa caucuses work?

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

1v meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

Hyper

assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet

collect in one place

2n a closed political meeting

Hyper

group meeting, meeting

a formally arranged gathering

单词	caucus
释义	caucus (once / 2007 pages) vn 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. Who knows how we got the noun caucus? One theory is that it comes from an Algonquin word that means an elder or leader of the tribe. Another theory is that the word comes from a social and political club in Boston in the 1700s that was perhaps named for the Greek word for drinking cup. However the word slipped into American English, today it refers to a closed political meeting, often used to choose party leaders. WORD FAMILY caucus: caucused, caucuses, caucusing, caucussing USAGE EXAMPLES She is declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses via a controversial and confusing process that, in some precincts, involves dodgeball. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) But in December, the conservative House Freedom Caucus began compiling a list of more than 200 regulations it views as vulnerable to a disapproval vote. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) But Trump’s questions about the primary process struck Priebus as unusually detailed and pointed: How did the Iowa caucuses work? Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1v meet to select a candidate or promote a policy Hyper assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet collect in one place 2n a closed political meeting Hyper group meeting, meeting a formally arranged gathering
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