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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as in synod
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Recent Examples of caucus
Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 2 Feb. 2026
Republicans hold the Senate majority with 53 seats, while Democrats have 47, including two Independent senators who caucus with Democrats.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
Polis’ staff members privately told some lawmakers late last week that the governor would wait, and House lawmakers were told of the delay during a caucus meeting Monday morning.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Regardless of whether the race goes to a convention, leaders of both parties touted the importance of caucusing in the off year to help boost their chances in November.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 2 Feb. 2026
Republicans hold the Senate majority with 53 seats, while Democrats have 47, including two Independent senators who caucus with Democrats.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
After Johnson was elected House speaker in 2023, the caucus requested a meeting with him to discuss protecting religious liberty, but Huffman said it was ignored.
—Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
Polis’ staff members privately told some lawmakers late last week that the governor would wait, and House lawmakers were told of the delay during a caucus meeting Monday morning.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucus
Verb
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Chiefs beat writers Pete Sweeney and Blair Kerkhoff convened in The Star’s (mock) draft room to come up with choices for all nine picks.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Balerion Space Ventures, a venture capital firm that has invested in multiple companies, convened an investor summit there in January 2025, according to an invitation viewed by ProPublica.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Casey said the synod, the first in the 19-county archdiocese since 1971, will be designed to give all Catholics an opportunity to weigh in on issues that are important to them.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Jan. 2026
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In July, its members voted to keep the church open and hand its administration over to the synod, which will make decisions about its future.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ivan Montijo, a b-boy breakdancer who teaches breakdancing to students in Stockton schools, told CBS Sacramento that this mural is a grassroots movement.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Macron's centrist movement, which lacks local grassroots support, achieved one major result in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, where its candidate Thomas Cazenave, a former minister, won over the Green party outgoing mayor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This speaks of change still to come and the compelling thought that a tight relationship between the three most senior figures could — and should — make the team better and club richer.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tibbs clubbed 28 home runs in his junior year at Florida State, powering the Seminoles to their first College World Series trip since 2019.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hearing aid batteries should be stored out of sight and up high, preferably in a locked cabinet.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
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The next cabinet over houses what appears to be a microwave or toaster oven.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The out-of-state arrests were made with the assistance of the Brookhaven Police Department, North Metro SWAT and FBI Birmingham SWAT teams, Murrieta police said.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Pahlavi’s team began putting out various plans to further erode the regime’s authority, calling on workers to strike and releasing a QR code through which defectors in the state security forces could sign on to his project, which Pahlavi claimed had elicited fifty thousand responses.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Their bill would allow independents to vote in primary elections without having to affiliate with a party.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2026
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Candidates in the nonpartisan races can still affiliate with a party while campaigning but will not be identified by party on the ballot.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Salam said after an emergency Cabinet meeting in early March that only the state should decide on matters of war and peace and called on security agencies to prevent the firing of missiles or drones from Lebanon and detain those behind the launch.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ruperti, who arrived at the meeting with a security detail, is a Venezuelan Italian shipping magnate who trades in petroleum coke.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Caucus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucus. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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