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Noun: caucus  ko-kus
  1. [US] A meeting of (esp. local) members of a political party to select candidates for election
    "The Iowa caucus is an important early event in U.S. presidential primaries"
     
  2. A closed political meeting
    "The party held a caucus to decide on their candidate"
     
  3. A group of like-minded people with shared concerns
    "The environmental caucus met to discuss new legislation"
Verb: caucus  ko-kus
  1. Meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
    "The party members caucused to choose their presidential nominee"

Derived forms: caucused, caucuses, caucusing

Type of: assemble, foregather [formal], forgather, gather, group meeting, meet, meeting

Encyclopedia: Caucus