CAUCUS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of caucus

as in to convene

to meet as a group to decide on something Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.

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noun

as in synod

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as in movement

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Uldricks said precinct committeemen from the Fifth District, which is less than 10 people, will caucus to replace Anderson by the end of the month. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Sanders is an independent who frequently caucuses with Democrats. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Noun

In October, Achilles signed a pledge to caucus with neither major party, and also receives no support from the national Republican or Democratic funding arms. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 And with House races becoming more expensive, some in the party think the dues issue will resonate with the caucus. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for caucus

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Despite that lack of evidence, the loosening of restrictions has come after the FDA began analyzing how to make the substances more accessible and convened a panel to discuss allowing compounding pharmacies to manufacture them.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
The president — who is separately elected by the Knesset, Israel’s single-chamber legislature — then convenes party leaders to hear their recommendations for prime minister before choosing someone to form a government.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of convene

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The testimony of the gay men, contained in annexes published on the Vatican's synod website, featured moving accounts of how one, from Portugal, came to terms with his homosexuality and married his husband.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, spent two weeks sitting with Fuanya at the same table during Pope Francis’ 2024 big meeting, or synod, on the family.

— Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of synod

Noun

Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of movement

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The discreet après-ski lounge, complete with outdoor fire pits, plunge pool, and locker room, is open exclusively to club members and hotel guests.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The MacIvors were strangled with ties, and Michael was also clubbed on the head, according to the Herald’s archives.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The sellers also have put in some work, installing new appliances and a sleek sage-green backsplash in a galley kitchen that’s both flush with cabinet space and decently large.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026

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Hawley’s consulting team produced the first video ad for Vote Yes on Amendment 3, a spokesperson for the PAC confirmed to the Kansas City Star earlier this month.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
This gives reliability engineers a standardized baseline to track asset health over time, enabling teams to spot early signs of wear and intervene before minor issues escalate into costly plant shutdowns, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of team

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Meanwhile, the number of voters who officially affiliate as dues-paying members of the DSA is also on the upswing, nearly doubling since Mamdani began his viral mayoral campaign in 2025.

— Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Two major super PACs affiliated with AI companies are facing off in New York's 12th congressional district — the only congressional race so far where both political action committees are involved.

— Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 23 June 2026

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