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caucus | precaucus |

As a noun caucus

is 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.

As a verb caucus

is to meet and participate in caucus.

As an adjective precaucus is

before a caucus.

caucus

English

Noun

(es)
  • (US) 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.
  • (US, Canada) A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

    • Derived terms

    * caucus race

    Verb

    (es)
  • (US) To meet and participate in caucus.
  • * 2006 , Associated Press, (reprinted in the Boston Globe) [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/11/13/lieberman_wont_rule_out_gop_caucusing/], November 13,
    • "Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut said yesterday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats in the new Congress, but he would not rule out switching to the Republican caucus if he starts to feel uncomfortable among Democrats."

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    References

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    precaucus

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Before a caucus.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 15, author=Susan Saulny, title=A Campaign Undeclared, Not Invisible, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=He is making his first precaucus trip to Iowa this week, and he sends out regular e-mail messages to supporters detailing his positions. }}