Caucus

What do we mean by caucus?

A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office. noun

A closed meeting of party members within a legislative body to decide on questions of policy or leadership. noun

A group within a legislative or decision-making body seeking to represent a specific interest or influence a particular area of policy. noun

A committee within a political party charged with determining policy. noun

To assemble in or hold a caucus. intransitive verb

To assemble or canvass (members of a caucus). intransitive verb

In U. S. politics: noun

A local meeting of the voters of a party to nominate candidates for local offices, or to elect delegates to a convention for the nomination of more important officers. noun

A similar congressional, legislative, or other gathering of leading members of a party for conference as to party measures and policy. noun

Any meeting of managers or of interested persons for the purpose of deciding upon a line of policy, an arrangement of business, etc., to be brought before a larger meeting, as a convention. noun

In Eng. politics, a large local committee of voters for the management of all electioneering business of its party: called the Birmingham system, from its introduction at Birmingham about 1880. noun

To meet in caucus; come together and confer.

A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding measures of party policy; a political primary meeting. noun

To hold, or meet in, a caucus or caucuses. intransitive verb

A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding measures of party policy; a political primary meeting. noun

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party. noun

To meet and participate in caucus. verb

A closed political meeting noun

A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy.

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

A political interest group by members of a legislative body.

Words that are spelled similarly to caucus:
caucus, daucus, cacus, causus, caucas, caducus, carcus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word caucus:
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Words that rhyme with caucus:
raucous, glaucous, streptococcus, caracas, staphylococcus, coccus, glaucus, floccus, enterococcus, secaucus, roccus, dukakis, daucus, papadakis, kochis, baucus, genus coccus, genus streptococcus, block us, bockus, digalakis, fthenakis, georgakis, knock us, lock us, mitsotakis, mock us, psarouthakis, roccas, rock us, shock us, stalk us, talk us, vlahakis, walk us.

Adjectives that are often used to describe caucus:
congressional, democratic, republican, legislative, parliamentary, black, liberal, secret, political, conservative, whig, federal, radical, local, private, informal, joint, tory, southern, federalist, regular, progressive, senatorial, gay, entire, separate, mixed, presidential, member, preliminary, formal, hispanic, inner, asian, powerful, communist, closed, bipartisan, regional, party, wing, african, line, senate, called, feminist, provincial, file, binding, unofficial, latin, populist, electoral, minute.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective caucus:
race, meteor, convention, meetings, nominations, leaders, decisions, committees, men, system, officers, ticket, club, wardens, rules, movement, speech, campaign, notices, boss, message, republicans, season, members, address, chairmen, organizers, influence, ground, candidates, days.

Consonant match to caucus:
coccus, kick-ass, kick ass, cocus, kochis, cacace, kerr case, kick us.

Words that sound like caucus:
caucus, coccus, -coccus, cocus, kakis, kochis, cacus, kakas, kickass, kick-ass, cauca, caulks, cacas, calks, cocas, caucused, kagus, carcass, cocks, cox, kaka, carcas, caracas, cockies, caius, cacca, koks, carcasse, coxe, kokka, krokus, kox, kaks, quokkas, kaca, kocka, cagis, cogas, crocose, cookies, chorus, kicks, cakes, cautious, cactus, cooks, coca, caca, coax, khakis, crocus, cokes, couscous, concuss, kooks, kix, coka, cuckoos, cocos, kika, cookes, kiks, kikes, cocca, kex, kecks, keeks, keks, cuscus, congas, koka, kics, kuka, cocoas, kakos, cux, ca-ca, kaktus, cax, causus, kokos, korus, kolkhoz, kks, kcs, cawky, kikka, caulkers, caeca, cafcass, calkers, caricous, choc-ice, coquets, cossas, hkex, kauris, khuskhus, kogas, koklass.