caucusing
Meeting before voting
Caucusing is meeting in a caucus—a closed gathering where members of a political party or faction discuss strategy, select candidates, or decide positions.
In American politics, caucusing often refers to the process by which party members in some states gather to choose presidential nominees: Iowa Democrats spent the evening caucusing at schools and community centers.
More broadly, any group that huddles to coordinate before a larger meeting is caucusing.
Entrust authority to another
- primaryChief in importance
- IowaGreat Plains farming state
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
convention · candidate · voter · election · partisan · grassroots · campaign · ballot
Gathering for discussion
- discussionExchange of ideas
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- closed-doorExcluding outside parties
- huddleClose protective gathering
consultation · negotiation · consensus · debate · private · backroom · conferring · planning
Allied group sharing interests
- whipStrikes or aerates
- floor voteLegislators voting together formally
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
majority · minority · conference · chamber · senator · representative · leadership · committee
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- primaryChief in importance
- IowaGreat Plains farming state
- nominationFormal candidate selection
precinct · convention · candidate · voter · election · partisan · grassroots · campaign · ballot · plurality
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- discussionExchange of ideas
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- closed-doorExcluding outside parties
huddle · consultation · negotiation · consensus · debate · private · backroom · conferring · planning · decision-making
bloc
Allied group sharing interests
- whipStrikes or aerates
- floor voteLegislators voting together formally
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
bipartisan · majority · minority · conference · chamber · senator · representative · leadership · committee · procedural
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- mediation skillsactive listening, empathy, neutrality, negotiation, de-escalation
- politickingcampaigning, electioneering, lobbying, canvassing, stumping
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- legislative actionsvote, floor vote, roll call, voice vote, filibuster
caucusingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
staying home · sitting out · non-participation · withdrawing
caucusingprimary voting
Party candidate selection election
absentee voting · mail-in voting · ballot casting · non-participation · abstaining