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Referendum vs Caucus - What's the difference?

referendum | caucus |

As nouns the difference between referendum and caucus

is that referendum is referendum while caucus is (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.

As a verb caucus is

(us) to meet and participate in caucus.

referendum

English

Noun

(wikipedia referendum) (en-noun)
  • (politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment
  • (diplomacy) A note from a diplomat to his government requesting instructions

    • See also

    * plebiscite English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    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)

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