caucus

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkɔː.kəs/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkɔ(ː).kəs/, /ˈkɒ(ː).kəs/
• (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈkɑ(ː).kəs/

Noun

caucus (plural caucuses or caucusses) (US, Canada, Israel, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, archaic in United Kingdom, not used in the European Union)

1. 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.
2. A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

   Synonyms: parliamentary group

3. A political interest group by members of a legislative body.

Translations

• French: caucus
• German: Wahlausschuss
• Portuguese: reunião/convenção (de partido)
• Russian: партийный
• Spanish: bancada

Translations

• French: caucus, groupe parlementaire
• German: Fraktion, Parlamentsgruppierung
• Portuguese: bancada
• Russian: группиро́вка

Verb

caucus (caucuses, present participle caucusing; past and past participle caucused)

1. (intransitive or transitive + with) To meet and participate in caucus.
   • 2006, Associated Press, (reprinted in the Boston Globe) , November 13,

     "Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut said yesterday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats in the new Congress, but he would not rule out switching to the Republican caucus if he starts to feel uncomfortable among Democrats."

2. (transitive) To bring into or treat in caucus.

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