to caucus
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- verb
- /ˈkɔːkəs/
:
reunirse en caucus
- Throughout his campaign, King refused to answer questions about which party he would caucus with, a question he was asked repeatedly.
- Democrats caucus
- Republicans caucus
- going to caucus
Examples
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I have made it clear, over and over, that I am no longer a Republican (although I still caucus with them).
Blog text (7) -
Republicans in the House and Senate will caucus later this week to select minority leaders.
Blog text (34) -
Mr. King announced that he will caucus with the Democrats.
Blog text (6) -
If you want to pass bills, you caucus with Republicans.
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DFL House members also plan to caucus Thursday to select leaders.
Blog text (34) -
IDC should caucus with the Republicans if they can get enough in return.
Blog text (18) -
The people who voted Ellison in will probably caucus for Obama.
Blog text (18) -
WASHINGTON -- Independent Maine Senator-elect Angus King officially announced Wednesday that he would caucus with the Democrats, as it was expected he would do.
Blog text (1) -
On 24 May 2001, Sen. James Jeffords, a liberal Republican from Vermont, announced that he had become an independent and would caucus with the Senate Democrats.
Academic text (2003) -
The party members will caucus tomorrow to choose their candidate for the upcoming election.
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Etymology
Caucus as a verb comes from the same idea of 'counsel' or 'advice' from a Native American word. So, to caucus is to meet as a group to choose a candidate or decide a plan.