"caucus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔː.kəs/ [UK], /ˈkɔ(ː).kəs/ [US], /ˈkɒ(ː).kəs/ [US], /ˈkɑ(ː).kəs/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caucus.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-caucus.wav Forms: caucuses [plural], caucusses [plural], in UK [Pakistan, archaic]
Rhymes: -ɔːkəs Etymology: Unknown. Often claimed to be from an Algonquian language; transcribed words such as cawaassough and caucauasu meaning "counselor, elder, adviser" appear in early texts. A popular folk etymology attested in Great Leaders and National Issues of 1896 stated: "In the early part of the eighteenth century a number of caulkers connected with the shipping business in the North End of Boston held a meeting for consultation. That meeting was the germ of the political caucuses which have formed so prominent a feature of our government ever since its organization." American Heritage Dictionary states the term is taken from the Caucus Club of Boston in the 1760s, possibly from Medieval Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{bor|en|alg}} Algonquian, {{bor|en|ML.|caucus||drinking vessel}} Medieval Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|caucusses}} caucus (plural caucuses or caucusses)
  1. A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy. Tags: Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South-Africa, US, Zimbabwe Categories (topical): Collectives, Politics Translations (a meeting of party members): 黨團會議 (Chinese Mandarin), 党团会议 (dǎng tuán huìyì) (Chinese Mandarin), opstillingsmøde (english: candidate nomination) [neuter] (Danish), verkiezingsbijeenkomst (Dutch), caucus [masculine] (French), Wahlausschuss [masculine] (German), כינוס (kinús) [masculine] (Hebrew), כנס (kénes) [masculine] (Hebrew), jelölőgyűlés (Hungarian), küldöttválasztó taggyűlés (Hungarian), kaukus (Indonesian), 党員集会 (tōin shūkai) (alt: とういんしゅうかい) (Japanese), コーカス (kōkasu) [US] (Japanese), 당원집회 (dang'wonjiphoe) (alt: 黨員集會) (Korean), 코커스 (kokeoseu) [US] (Korean), nominasjonsmøte (english: candidate nomination) (Norwegian), reunião/convenção (de partido) [feminine] (Portuguese), парти́йное собра́ние (partíjnoje sobránije) [neuter] (Russian), партсобра́ние (partsobránije) [neuter] (Russian), ко́кус (kókus) (english: Anglophone countries) [masculine] (Russian), bancada [feminine] (Spanish)
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  2. A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party. Tags: Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South-Africa, US, Zimbabwe Categories (topical): Collectives, Politics Synonyms: parliamentary group Translations (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party): parlamentní klub (Czech), parlamentsgruppe [common-gender] (Danish), folketingsgruppe (english: Danish parliament) [common-gender] (Danish), fractie (Dutch), caucus [masculine] (French), groupe parlementaire [feminine] (French), Fraktion [feminine] (German), Parlamentsgruppierung [feminine] (German), סיעה (siá) [feminine] (Hebrew), képviselőcsoport (Hungarian), frakció (Hungarian), bancada [feminine] (Portuguese), группиро́вка (gruppiróvka) [feminine] (Russian), фра́кция (frákcija) [feminine] (Russian)
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  3. A political interest group by members of a legislative body. Tags: Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South-Africa, US, Zimbabwe Categories (topical): Collectives, Politics Translations (a legislative interest group): 議連 (giren) (Japanese), bancada [feminine] (Portuguese)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caucusdom, caucus-goer, caucusgoer, caucus race, firehouse caucus, postcaucus, precaucus

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɔː.kəs/ [UK], /ˈkɔ(ː).kəs/ [US], /ˈkɒ(ː).kəs/ [US], /ˈkɑ(ː).kəs/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caucus.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-caucus.wav Forms: caucuses [present, singular, third-person], caucusses [present, singular, third-person], caucusing [participle, present], caucussing [participle, present], caucused [participle, past], caucused [past], caucussed [participle, past], caucussed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːkəs Etymology: Unknown. Often claimed to be from an Algonquian language; transcribed words such as cawaassough and caucauasu meaning "counselor, elder, adviser" appear in early texts. A popular folk etymology attested in Great Leaders and National Issues of 1896 stated: "In the early part of the eighteenth century a number of caulkers connected with the shipping business in the North End of Boston held a meeting for consultation. That meeting was the germ of the political caucuses which have formed so prominent a feature of our government ever since its organization." American Heritage Dictionary states the term is taken from the Caucus Club of Boston in the 1760s, possibly from Medieval Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{bor|en|alg}} Algonquian, {{bor|en|ML.|caucus||drinking vessel}} Medieval Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=caucussed|pres_3sg2=caucusses|pres_ptc2=caucussing}} caucus (third-person singular simple present caucuses or caucusses, present participle caucusing or caucussing, simple past and past participle caucused or caucussed)
  1. (intransitive or transitive with with) To meet and participate in a caucus.
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  2. (informal, by extension, intransitive) To confer. Tags: broadly, informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-caucus-en-verb-4MGE03dI
  3. (transitive) To bring into or treat in a caucus. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-caucus-en-verb-O2mQ2BJS Disambiguation of Politics: 28 35 19 0 0 17

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      "sense": "a meeting of party members",
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          "ref": "2008 February 9, Richard Adams, “Huckabee wins Kansas!”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
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          "ref": "2019 March 26, Rebecca Shabad, Dartunorro Clark, “Senate fails to advance Green New Deal as Democrats protest McConnell 'sham vote'”, in NBC news:",
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        "(intransitive or transitive with with) To meet and participate in a caucus."
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        "(transitive) To bring into or treat in a caucus."
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