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Definition of caucusnext
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

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as in synod

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as in movement

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Recent Examples of caucus
Verb
Sanders is an independent who frequently caucuses with Democrats. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Senate seats to watch Both parties are hoping to pick up additional seats in the Senate, where the Republican majority sits at 53, over the 45 Democrats and two independents who tend to caucus with the minority. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Noun
The measure passed by 30-6 in the Senate as the 11-member Republican caucus was split with six against and five in favor. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 What sort of pragmatic things can a caucus accomplish in this case? — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for caucus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucus
  1. convene
  2. synod
  3. movement
  4. club
  5. cabinet
  6. team
  7. affiliate
  8. meeting
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  • Netanyahu convened security consultations over the incident and cleared the remainder of his schedule to manage the crisis, according to Reuters.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • One of the efforts my organization is spearheading locally is a partnership with a local nonprofit, the Healthcare Foundation of Orange County, to convene healthcare funders, hospitals and the County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA).
    — Taryn Palumbo, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • 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
  • Troop movements over the past couple of weeks indicate the group is concentrating on seizing the southwestern highlands, which could then open the way for a push toward the government’s capital, Aden.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Fifteen years later, the niche local broadcast on K-Beach Radio has ballooned into a cultural movement that extends far behind his alma mater’s campus.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of movement
Verb
  • The Art Basel fairs are clubbed under the MCH Group’s Community Platforms division, which was almost solely responsible for the jump in revenue according to Artnet News.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Vogue Italia describes soft clubbing as moving clubbing out of traditional nightlife venues and into places like bars, bakeries and gardens during morning and brunch hours.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of club
Noun
  • The charcoal figure hanging above a cabinet in the primary suite’s sitting room?
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Through Patient Portal Features Too many health systems treat patient portals as a simple digital filing cabinet rather than an operational tool.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cabinet
Noun
  • And there, Guadagnino says, gesturing to a section covered by a red tarp, is where his team built the men’s bathrooms where some computer scientists have a pissing contest.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In a 2016 preprint paper, a team of computer scientists asked whether every election has at least one council in the core.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of team
Verb
  • 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
Definition of affiliate
Noun
  • In fact, when Sandy sits down the crew for a pre-pickup meeting and urges them to leave their baggage behind, Gen nods knowingly.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Traders are now pricing in a more than 72% chance of another Fed rate hike at its next meeting in October, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
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