caucus

caucus
cau·cus /'kȯ-kəs/ n: a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usu. to select candidates or to decide on policy
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Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

caucus
I noun assemblage, assemblee, assembly, attroupement, body of partisans, committee, conclave, concourse, conference, consultation, convention, convergence, convocation, council, council meeting, discussion, foregathering, gathering, ingathering, mass meeting, meet, meeting, meeting of political leaders, policy-fixing meeting, political confluence, pourparler, rally, session, subcommittee, summit, top-level meeting associated concepts: congressional caucas, legislative caucus II index assemblage, assembly, chamber (body), meeting (conference), panel (discussion group), party (political organization), session

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


caucus
1 n. A meeting of the leaders, members, or representatives of a political party to select the party's nominees or convention delegates, plan a campaign, or develop party policy or strategy.
2 n. An organized group of members of a legislative body who share a common interest and work together to further those interests through legislation.
3 n. Any group or meeting organized to advance a particular cause.
4 v. To meet in or hold a caucus.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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