caucus
11Caucus — (spr. kaokös), bedeutet in Amerika und auch in England die Vereinigung politisch Gleichgesinnter, um sich über die Ausstellung von Kandidaten für die öffentlichen Ämter zu einigen und Parteiangelegenheiten zu erwägen, die einer spätern… …
12caucus — 1763, Amer.Eng., perhaps from caucauasu counselor, elder, adviser in the Algonquian dialect of Virginia, or the Caucus Club of Boston, a 1760s social & political club whose name possibly derived from Mod.Gk. kaukos drinking cup. Another candidate …
13caucus — [n] group gathered to make decision assembly, conclave, convention, council, gathering, get together, meeting, parley, session; concepts 301,417 …
14caucus — ► NOUN (pl. caucuses) 1) a meeting of the members of a legislative body of a political party, to select candidates or decide policy. 2) a group of people with shared concerns within a larger organization. ORIGIN perhaps from an Algonquian word… …
15Caucus — A caucus (audio|En us caucases.ogg|Pronunciation) is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. The exact definition varies among political cultures. In the United States In United States politics and government, caucus… …
16caucus — /kaw keuhs/, n., pl. caucuses, v. n. 1. U.S. Politics. a. a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc. b. a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy. c.… …
17caucus — n. 1) to hold a caucus 2) a party caucus * * * [ kɔːkəs] a party caucus to hold a caucus …
18caucus — I UK [ˈkɔːkəs] / US [ˈkɔkəs] noun [countable] Word forms caucus : singular caucus plural caucuses mainly American 1) a group of politicians within a political party who have special interests or responsibilities 2) a meeting in some US states of… …
19caucus — 1. noun /ˈkɔː.kəs,ˈkɔ(ː).kəs,ˈkɒ(ː).kəs,ˈkɑ(ː).kəs/ a) 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… …
20caucus — Synonyms and related words: assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, ball, brawl, breakaway group, by election, camp, closed primary, colloquium, commission, committee, conclave, concourse, congregation, congress, congressional caucus,… …
