caucused
Held strategy meeting
Caucused is the past tense of caucus, meaning to meet as a group to discuss strategy or select candidates.
The word appears almost exclusively in American political contexts: Party members caucused late into the night, Union delegates caucused before the vote.
The spelling caucused is standard, though caucussed occasionally appears.
Agreed standard of behavior
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- primaryChief in importance
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- platformRaised flat structure
candidate · endorsement · coalition · superdelegate · campaign · election · incumbent · bipartisan
Voting document
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- majorityOver half of total
- minoritySmaller part of whole
proportional · representative · electoral · absentee · straw poll · tally · headcount · voice vote
Exchange of ideas
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- debateFormal argument on issues
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
planning · conferencing · discourse · negotiation · consensus-building · compromise · strategy session · closed-door
Division into opposing cliques
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- divisivenessTendency to create factions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
bloc · wing · splinter group · intraparty · insurgent · establishment · moderate · progressive
convention
Agreed standard of behavior
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- primaryChief in importance
- nominationFormal candidate selection
platform · candidate · endorsement · coalition · superdelegate · campaign · election · incumbent · bipartisan · legislation
ballot
Voting document
minority · proportional · representative · electoral · absentee · straw poll · tally · headcount · voice vote · show of hands
discussion
Exchange of ideas
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- debateFormal argument on issues
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
dialogue · planning · conferencing · discourse · negotiation · consensus-building · compromise · strategy session · closed-door · private meeting
factionalism
Division into opposing cliques
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- divisivenessTendency to create factions
loyalty · bloc · wing · splinter group · intraparty · insurgent · establishment · moderate · progressive · conservative
caucusedbroke ranks
- 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