Meaning
3 senses(Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe, archaic)To meet and participate in a caucus.
(Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe, archaic, broadly, informal, intransitive)To confer.
(Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe, archaic, transitive)To bring into or treat in a caucus.
- meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
Examples
8 sentencesTom led the small opposition caucus in parliament.
The democratic caucus was rigged in her favor.
deDie Vorwahl der demokratischen Partei war zu ihren Gunsten manipuliert.
That person is elected by the majority party caucus.
Some states select primary candidates by caucus, while others hold an election.
Tom has just returned from Boston, where he attended his party's state caucus to select candidates for the general election.
Origin
Unknown. Often claimed to be from an Algonquian language; transcribed words such as cawaasUnknown. Often claimed to be from an Algonquian language; transcribed words such as cawaassough and caucauasu meaning "counselor, elder, adviser" appear in early texts. A popular folk etymology attested in Great Leaders and National Issues of 1896 stated: "In the early part of the eighteenth century a number of caulkers connected with the shipping business in the North End of Boston held a meeting for consultation. That meeting was the germ of the political caucuses which have formed so prominent a feature of our government ever since its organization." American Heritage Dictionary states the term is taken from the Caucus Club of Boston in the 1760s, possibly from Medieval Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”).
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Forms
caucuses, caucusing, caucused, caucusedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle