Caucus Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of CAUCUS

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a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election

• a presidential caucus [=a meeting to decide who the party's candidate for the presidential election will be]

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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

• the Congressional Arts Caucus
• the National Women's Political Caucus

Britannica Dictionary definition of CAUCUS

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to meet in a caucus

• Democrats/Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.