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caucuses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of caucus
as in convenes
to meet as a group to decide on something Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.

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noun

plural of caucus
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as in synods

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as in movements

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Recent Examples of caucuses
Verb
Maine’s senators, from opposite parties, agree Maine’s congressional delegation has been unusually unified for a state represented by one Republican and one independent who caucuses with Democrats. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Sanders is an independent who frequently caucuses with Democrats. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Overall, Republicans hold a slim majority in the House with 218 seats, including one independent who caucuses with them, while Democrats hold 212 seats. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, has not endorsed in the race. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The report from Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats, also found more than 2,700 pending cases in those categories. — Alia Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 The bill, a joint resolution introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats, would have halted the sale of military bulldozers to Israel. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 Apr. 2026 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 Seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats joined Republicans to vote in favor. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
Republicans are already committed to making the Iowa caucuses their first contest in 2028, and delaying the Democratic caucus could reinforce the idea that Democrats don’t prioritize rural voters, the Iowa presenters said. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 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
  1. convenes
  2. meetings
  3. movements
  4. allies
  5. cabinets
  6. teams
  7. clubs
  8. workshops
Verb
  • The writer is greeted by André Parenteau, a distant cousin and fellow free spirit of the 1960s, who convenes a family reunion in the town’s parish hall.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee convenes its first-ever midterm election convention on Wednesday in Dallas.
    — Patrice Onwuka, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of convenes
Noun
  • With a new school year underway, things like homework, back-to-school nights and PTA meetings are on all of our minds right now.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The residents occasionally gather in a disused rec center but the meetings devolve into rants about immigrants, junkies, thugs and vigilantism.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of meetings
Noun
  • The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers' strike and intense population movements.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, including war, insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements.
    — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of movements
Verb
  • After hearing a mysterious radio transmission, Hig becomes fixated on seeking more survivors and sets out on a mission that allies him with Cima (Margaret Qualley) and her father (Guy Pearce).
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of allies
Noun
  • There's also quite a bit of cabinetry, with both lower and upper cabinets.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest American mahjong fans can even own cabinets full of mats and tiles.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of cabinets
Noun
  • IvyCraft is designed for researchers, students, educators, content creators, consultants, and teams that regularly turn source material into presentations, videos, podcasts, or visual content.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The last time these teams were district foes, Seminole beat the Blue Darters twice in 2023 — including a playoff game.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of teams
Verb
  • That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs
Noun
  • The Artist Loft features artists in residence who teach workshops in various mediums, from collage to watercolor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There will also be life skills and wellness education, including financial literacy, parenting workshops and substance abuse counseling.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of workshops

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“Caucuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucuses. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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