caucus
Closed political meeting
A caucus is a meeting of members of a political party or faction, typically to select candidates or decide policy.
In American politics, some states hold caucuses instead of primaries to choose presidential nominees—participants gather, debate, and vote in person rather than casting secret ballots.
The word also applies to any bloc that coordinates strategy: the Congressional Black Caucus, the conservative caucus.
As a verb, to caucus is to meet in such a group: Union delegates caucused through the night.
Allied group sharing interests
- factionGroup within group
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- wingLimb enabling flight
camp · club · lobby · interest-group · bipartisan · splinter-group · affiliation · membership
Agreed standard of behavior
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conclavePrivate, secretive assembly
- sessionScheduled time for activity
huddle · summit · conference · forum · roundtable · convocation · plenary · synod
Formal argument on issues
- discussTalk about thoroughly
- strategizeDevise a plan
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- conferDiscuss or bestow
deliberate · consensus-building · compromise · broker · whip · arm-twisting · persuade · align
Great Plains farming state
- primaryChief in importance
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- nominationFormal candidate selection
endorsement · grassroots · viability · realignment · threshold · ranked · turnout · mobilization
Blue party supporter
- RepublicanGOP party member
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- liberalOpen to reform
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
moderate · centrist · establishment · rank-and-file · leadership · chairperson · whip · platform
bloc
Allied group sharing interests
wing · camp · club · lobby · interest-group · bipartisan · splinter-group · affiliation · membership
convention
Agreed standard of behavior
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conclavePrivate, secretive assembly
session · huddle · summit · conference · forum · roundtable · convocation · plenary · synod · precinct
debate
Formal argument on issues
- discussTalk about thoroughly
- strategizeDevise a plan
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
confer · deliberate · consensus-building · compromise · broker · whip · arm-twisting · persuade · align · coordinate
Iowa
Great Plains farming state
- primaryChief in importance
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
nomination · endorsement · grassroots · viability · realignment · threshold · ranked · turnout · mobilization · organizing
Democrat
Blue party supporter
- RepublicanGOP party member
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- liberalOpen to reform
progressive · moderate · centrist · establishment · rank-and-file · leadership · chairperson · whip · platform · agenda
- Canadian PoliticsPierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, premier, legislature, MLA
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- gatheringsgathering, gatherings, parties, party, reunion
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
caucusprimary election
Party candidate selection vote
general election · open primary · direct election · popular vote · secret ballot
caucusabstention
Formal refusal to vote
non-participation · boycott · disengagement · political apathy · evasion
- party caucusLegislators' internal planning meeting
- Iowa caucusInitial presidential selection event
- caucus systemGroup-based candidate selection process
- party caucusesInternal political faction meetings
- congressional caucusLawmakers grouped by affiliation
- caucus leaderHead of party faction