Associations to the word «Caucus»
Noun
- Democrat
- Republican
- Legislator
- Independent
- Bernie
- Delegate
- Sanders
- Conservative
- Senate
- Liberal
- Iowa
- Ballot
- Senator
- Majority
- Vermont
- Candidate
- Party
- Caucus
- Vote
- Supporter
- Committee
- Assembly
- Election
- Minnesota
- Parti
- Labor
- Member
- Primary
- Romney
- Sportsman
- Precinct
- House
- Alberta
- Chairperson
- Legislative
- Libertarian
- Whip
- Subcommittee
- Hillary
- Endorsement
- Membership
- Congressman
- Chair
- Minority
- Clinton
- Convention
- Candidacy
- Rep
- Seniority
- Lesbian
- Poll
- Parliamentarian
- Leadership
- Chairman
- Delegation
- Nominee
- Knesset
- Legislature
- Dole
- Bloc
- Federalist
- Elect
- Nevada
- Alp
- Interim
- Rudd
- Cowan
- Seat
- Premier
- Trump
- Representative
- Coalition
- Hampshire
- Polling
- Hispanic
- Tuesday
- Opposition
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CAUCUS, noun. (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.
CAUCUS, noun. (US) (Canada) A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.
CAUCUS, verb. (US) To meet and participate in caucus.
CAUCUS RACE, noun. (US) (idiomatic) The competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, especially presidential; a primary election via caucus.
CAUCUS RACE, noun. (US) (idiomatic) A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
CAUCUS RACE, noun. (originally British) (idiomatic) A laborious but arbitrary and futile activity; an activity that amounts to running around in a circle, expending great energy but not accomplishing anything.
CAUCUS RACE, noun. A win-win system; a positive system in which everybody wins.
CAUCUS RACES, noun. Plural of caucus race
Dictionary definition
CAUCUS, noun. A closed political meeting.
CAUCUS, verb. Meet to select a candidate or promote a policy.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.