CAUCUS


Meaning of CAUCUS in English

cau ‧ cus /ˈkɔːkəs $ ˈkɒː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Probably from an Algonquian language ]

1 . a meeting of the members of a political party to choose people to represent them in a larger meeting, election etc

2 . American English an organized group of people who have similar aims or interests, especially political ones:

the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus

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THESAURUS

▪ meeting an occasion when people meet in order to discuss something:

a business meeting.

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Mr Bell is in a meeting.

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The committee will hold another meeting Wednesday.

▪ conference an organized event, especially one that continues for several days, at which a lot of people meet to discuss a particular subject and hear speeches about it:

Didn’t you give a talk at the conference last year?

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a conference of women business leaders

▪ convention a large formal meeting of people who belong to a political party, or to an organization of people with the same interests:

the Democratic Party Convention

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a convention for Star Trek fans

▪ rally a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support or protest about something:

There was a massive peace rally in London.

▪ summit a meeting between government leaders from important and powerful countries, to discuss important matters:

A summit meeting of OPEC leaders was called to find a solution to the oil crisis.

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next week’s economic summit

▪ caucus American English a local meeting of the members of a political party to choose people to represent them at a larger meeting, or to choose a candidate in an election:

Obama won the Iowa caucus in 2007.

▪ teleconference/video conference a business meeting in which people in different places talk to each other using telephones or video equipment:

The chairman held teleconferences with his senior managers.

▪ gathering/get-together a situation in which a group of people come together to meet, talk, and have drinks with each other, especially friends or family:

We held a small family get-together to celebrate her birthday.

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She arranged social gatherings in Kettering for young people on Saturday evenings.

▪ date an arrangement to meet someone who you are having, or hoping to have, a romantic relationship with:

I think I might ask her out on a date.

▪ rendezvous a meeting where two people have arranged to meet at a particular time or place, often secretly:

She arranged a rendezvous with him in the hotel bar.

▪ tryst literary a secret meeting between people who are having a romantic relationship:

a good place for a moonlight tryst

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.