n pl -cuses
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US and Canadian
a. a closed meeting of the members of one party in a legislative chamber, etc., to coordinate policy, choose candidates, etc.
b. such a bloc of politicians the Democratic caucus in Congress
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US
a. a group of leading politicians of one party
b. a meeting of such a group
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US a local meeting of party members
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit a group or faction within a larger group, esp a political party, who discuss tactics, choose candidates, etc.
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Austral a meeting of the members of the Federal parliamentary Labor Party
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) NZ a formal meeting of all Members of Parliament belonging to one political party
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) to hold a caucus
[probably of Algonquian origin; related to caucauasu adviser]
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