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caucus

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noun

cau·​cus ˈkȯ-kəs How to pronounce caucus (audio)
: a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
a presidential caucus
also : a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause

caucus

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verb

caucused; caucusing; caucuses

intransitive verb

: to meet in or hold a caucus
The committee caucused to select the most promising candidates.

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In February of 1763, John Adams reported that the Boston caucus club, a group of politically active city elders, would meet in the garret of Tom Dawes to choose Assessors, Collectors, Wardens, Fire Wards, and Representatives. He wrote that at the meetings, those present would smoke tobacco till you [could not] see from one end of the garret to the other. A similarly opaque smoke screen seems to shroud the history of the word caucus. Linguists can see that it is clearly an Americanism; Adams's use is the first known to link the word to such a political meeting. Beyond that, details are uncertain, but some scholars think caucus may have developed from an Algonquian term for a group of elders, leaders, or advisers.

Example Sentences

Noun the National Women's Political Caucus Verb Democrats caucused last week to choose their candidates.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The open seat is seen as a bellwether for progressives’ chances of keeping a bipartisan House majority caucus. Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 In Northfield, the local caucus plans to slate three candidates for the seven-member village board. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Stefanowski complained that the Independent Party’s chairman, Mike Telesca, did not follow his party’s bylaws when voters at the party’s nominating caucus deadlocked with 79 votes each for Stefanowski and Hotaling. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 Sep. 2022 In 2015, Swalwell founded Future Forum, a congressional caucus aimed at addressing the issues important to young people, and started traveling around to speak to voters. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Yakym won a Republican caucus Saturday to replace Walorski on the November ballot after gaining the endorsement of Walorski’s husband. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 Both are members of the Blue Dog Democrats, a caucus of the party’s congressional centrists. Aaron Zitner, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 The interview came as Pence spent two days in Iowa, a state usually visited by potential presidential candidates as its caucus kicks off primary elections. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 Though Republicans retained control of Congress, Democrats dealt a blow to the GOP in the House, contributing in large part to the Republican caucus' decision to pressure Gingrich to step down. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
Verb
The Senate has 48 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats, giving the party a razor-thin majority during the first two years of Biden’s presidency. Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 The three Democrats bring their party the slimmest of majorities, a 50-50 tie counting independents who caucus with the Democrats, with Harris serving as tiebreaker. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2021 The Senate will be split 50-50 with Democrats and the two independents who caucus with them, having a tie-breaker in Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2021 Reconciliation is a budgetary procedure that will allow Democrats to pass the proposal with a simple majority, or the 51 votes comprised of Senate Democrats, the independent senators who caucus with them, and Vice President Kamala Harris. Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2021 The group hasn’t opposed the current nominee, Steven Dettelbach, who overcame a procedural hurdle on the Senate floor Friday with two Republican votes and all 50 senators who caucus with Democrats, in a 52-41 vote. Julie Bykowicz, WSJ, 18 June 2022 Some 10 Senate Republicans signed onto the agreement, along with 10 senators who caucus with Democrats, meaning the proposal will likely overcome the 60 votes needed to break the Senate’s filibuster if all Democrats support it. Anna Kaplan, Forbes, 12 June 2022 Democrats have a slim 50-50 majority in the Senate (including 2 Independents who caucus with Democrats) and Vice President Kamala Harris as a tiebreaker. Jason Donner, Fox News, 15 July 2022 Eight Republicans joined 46 senators who caucus with the Democrats in advancing the nomination of Ms. Brainard on Monday. Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1800, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caucus was in 1800

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