Thesaurus: caucus

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1. n. 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 regarding measures of party policy; a political primary meeting.
2. v. i. To hold, or meet in, a caucus or caucuses.
3. n. a closed political meeting
4. v. meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
5. 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 regarding measures of party policy; a political primary meeting. This day learned that the caucus club meets, at certain times, in the garret of Tom Dawes, the adjutant of the Boston regiment. John Adams's Diary [Feb. , 1763]. To hold, or meet in, a caucus or caucuses.
6. A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of personsbelonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or toselect delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regardingmeasures of party policy; a political primary meeting.This day learned that the caucus club meets, at certain times, in thegarret of Tom Dawes, the adjutant of the Boston regiment. JohnAdams's Diary [Feb. , 1763].
7. n:100 n. a closed political meeting v. meet to select a candidate or promote a policy