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caucuses

caucuses is the plural of caucus.

caucuses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of caucus.

Meaning of caucus

Noun

caucus (plural caucuses or caucusses)

  1. (Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe) A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy.
    • He conferred with Mr. Warren of Plymouth upon the necessity of giving into spirited measures, and then said, "Do you keep the committee in play, and I will go and make a caucus against the evening; and do you meet me."1788, William Gordon, The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment, of the Independence of the United States of America
  2. (Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe) A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.
    Synonyms:
    parliamentary group
  3. (Canada, Israel, Pakistan, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe) A political interest group by members of a legislative body.

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What is caucuses the plural of?
Caucuses is the plural of caucus.

Words near caucuses in the dictionary

  1. caucus races
  2. caucus-goer
  3. caucus-goers
  4. caucusdom
  5. caucused
  6. caucuses
  7. caucusgoer
  8. caucusgoers
  9. caucusing
  10. caucusings
  11. caucussed

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