caucused

Verb

caucus (third-person singular simple present caucuses or caucusses, present participle caucusing or caucussing, simple past and past participle caucused or caucussed)

1. (Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe) To meet and participate in a caucus.
   • 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.2006 November 13, “Lieberman won't rule out GOP caucusing”, in Boston Globe, sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2006
2. (Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe) To confer.
   • The protesters caucused nearby to discuss demands.1980 December 27, John Zeh, “Cincy Activists Protest Store's Violent Sex Wares”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 6
3. (Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe) To bring into or treat in a caucus.
   • Although journalists from the private media were barred from entering the hall, different districts caucused the meeting, discussing the voting centres and other logistics.2017 May 6, Tatenda Chitagu, “Zanu PF to stage one-man chairmanship polls”, in NewsDay Zimbabwe, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2020

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