caucuses

cau·cus

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kaw-kuh s]
- /ˈkɔ kəs/
- /ˈkɔː.kəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kaw-kuh s]
- /ˈkɔ kəs/

Definitions of caucuses word

noun plural caucuses U.S. Politics. a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc. a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy. (often initial capital letter) a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the Women's Caucus; the Black Caucus. 1
noun plural caucuses any group or meeting organized to further a special interest or cause. 1
verb without object caucuses to hold or meet in a caucus. 1
verb with object caucuses to bring up or hold for discussion in a caucus: The subject was caucused. The group caucused the meeting. 1
noun caucuses A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy. 1
noun caucuses plural of caucus. 0

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Origin of caucuses

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

1755-65, Americanism; apparently first used in the name of the Caucus Club of colonial Boston; perhaps < Medieval Latin caucus drinking vessel, Late Latin caucum < Greek kaûkos; alleged Virginia Algonquian orig. less probable

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Parts of speech for Caucuses

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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caucuses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for caucuses

noun caucuses

assemblies — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
sessions — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
alliances — Plural form of alliance.
leagues — a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).

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