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CAUCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caucus mean? 

CAUCUS (noun)
  The noun CAUCUS has 1 sense:

1. a closed political meetingplay

  Familiarity information: CAUCUS used as a noun is very rare.


CAUCUS (verb)
  The verb CAUCUS has 1 sense:

1. meet to select a candidate or promote a policyplay

  Familiarity information: CAUCUS used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAUCUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A closed political meeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("caucus" is a kind of...):

group meeting; meeting (a formally arranged gathering)

Derivation:

caucus (meet to select a candidate or promote a policy)


CAUCUS (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they caucus  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it caucuses  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: caucused  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: caucused  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: caucusing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "caucus" is one way to...):

assemble; foregather; forgather; gather; meet (collect in one place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

caucus (a closed political meeting)


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