CAUCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caucus mean? 

• CAUCUS (noun)
  The noun CAUCUS has 1 sense:

1. a closed political meeting

  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 policy

  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)

Present simple: I / you / we / they caucus    ... he / she / it caucuses   
Past simple: caucused   
Past participle: caucused   
-ing form: caucusing   

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)