Some states select primary candidates by caucus, while others hold an election.
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Caucus
//ˈkɔ(ː).kəs//
Synonyms for "caucus" (97 found)
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Related words (48)
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41 translations across 16 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 黨團會議 /党团会议 noun (a meeting of party members)
Czech
1 entries- parlamentní klub noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
Danish
3 entries- folketingsgruppe noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- opstillingsmøde noun (a meeting of party members)
- parlamentsgruppe noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
Dutch
2 entries- fractie noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- verkiezingsbijeenkomst noun (a meeting of party members)
French
3 entries- caucus noun (a meeting of party members)
- caucus noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- groupe parlementaire noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
German
3 entries- Fraktion noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- Parlamentsgruppierung noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- Wahlausschuss noun (a meeting of party members)
Hebrew
3 entries- כינוס noun (a meeting of party members)
- כנס noun (a meeting of party members)
- סיעה noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
Hungarian
4 entries- frakció noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- jelölőgyűlés noun (a meeting of party members)
- képviselőcsoport noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- küldöttválasztó taggyűlés noun (a meeting of party members)
Indonesian
1 entries- kaukus noun (a meeting of party members)
Japanese
3 entries- コーカス noun (a meeting of party members)
- 党員集会 noun (a meeting of party members)
- 議連 noun (a legislative interest group)
Korean
2 entries- 당원집회 noun (a meeting of party members)
- 코커스 noun (a meeting of party members)
Norwegian
1 entries- nominasjonsmøte noun (a meeting of party members)
Polish
3 entries- frakcja noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- koteria noun (a legislative interest group)
- stronnictwo noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
Portuguese
3 entries- bancada noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- bancada noun (a legislative interest group)
- reunião/convenção (de partido) noun (a meeting of party members)
Russian
4 entries- гру́ппа интере́сов noun (a legislative interest group)
- группиро́вка noun (a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party)
- ко́кус noun (a meeting of party members)
- лобби́стская гру́ппа noun (a legislative interest group)
Spanish
1 entries- bancada noun (a meeting of party members)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Tom won the Iowa caucus but did not become president.
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Tom led the small opposition caucus in parliament.
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That person is elected by the majority party caucus.
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