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caucus definition

☆ cau·cus (kô′kəs)

noun

    1. a private meeting of leaders or a committee of a political party or faction to decide on policy, pick candidates, etc., esp. prior to a general, open meeting
    2. the group attending such a meeting
    3. a faction or group of politicians the black Congressional caucus
  2. a controlling organization within a British political party

Etymology: prob. after Caucus Club, 18th-c. social and political club; ult. < MGr kaukos, drinking cup

intransitive verb caucused -·cused or caucussed -·cussed, caucusing -·cus·ing or caucussing -·cus·sing

to hold, or take part in, a caucus

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