as in convenes
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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Recent Examples of caucuses
NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
The 60-40 Senate vote saw seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with Democrats once again step across party lines to pass the legislation.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats joined Republicans to vote in favor.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Maine independent Angus King, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, also has backed the measure.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans, noting the defections of two Democrats and King, who caucuses with Democrats, might have hoped to see more Democrats jumping ship.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
King - an independent who caucuses with Democrats - was among eight minority party senators who negotiated a deal with Republicans to reopen government.
—NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
The 60-40 Senate vote saw seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with Democrats once again step across party lines to pass the legislation.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats joined Republicans to vote in favor.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Maine independent Angus King, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, also has backed the measure.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans, noting the defections of two Democrats and King, who caucuses with Democrats, might have hoped to see more Democrats jumping ship.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada have traditionally been among the first states to hold presidential primaries or caucuses, although neither party has set its formal presidential primary and caucus calendar yet.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucuses
Verb
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From fashion and entertainment to sports and entrepreneurship, this Summit convenes women shaping what’s next.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Officials also insisted that these changes do not sideline ACIP, the panel of vaccine advisers that convenes for public meetings several times a year to discuss and vote on recommendations.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements in Europe following some sharper swings in Asia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Pay Attention supports meetings and conversations with real-time transcription and translation when enabled.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Republican staffers sullenly reported to messaging meetings to talk about immigration.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Managing subscription bundles across dozens of countries — each with different telecom partners, regulatory requirements, and pricing structures — used to require dedicated operations teams for each region.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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She, like a lot of parents and students, is upset by a district announcement that the coaches and assistants on every one of the school's sports teams will be terminated at the end of their seasons.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Shane Stant clubs Kerrigan on the knee and flees the scene.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Water supply pipes in unheated interior areas, including basements, crawl spaces, attics, garages and cabinets.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Look in the garage, and under kitchen and bathroom cabinets.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All denominations across all creeds, all colors.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The choir, composed of more than 100 people, represents churches of various denominations.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Caucuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucuses. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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