caucus

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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."”

2. isim A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.
3. isim A political interest group by members of a legislative body.
4. fiil 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.”

5. fiil To confer.

   “The protesters caucused nearby to discuss demands.”

6. fiil 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.”