Synonyms of caucuses

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.

Related Words

• convenes
• allies
• clubs
• affiliates
• couples
• federates
• cooperates
• collaborates
• bands (together)
• consorts
• meets
• gathers
• gangs up
• associates
• consolidates
• merges
• confederates
• unites
• conglomerates
• clusters
• conjoins
• congregates
• joins
• assembles
• converges
• reconvenes
• forgathers
• rendezvouses
• concenters
• concentrates
• collects
• regathers
• reassembles
• remeets

Dissimilar Words

• leaves
• takes off
• departs
• dissociates
• splits (up)
• disunites
• breaks up
• disperses
• disjoins
• disbands

caucuses

2 of 2

noun

plural of caucus

1

as in synods

Related Words

• synods
• meetings
• cabinets
• workshops
• assemblies
• conventions
• conclaves
• congresses
• gatherings
• clinics
• councils
• convocations
• rallies
• negotiations
• demonstrations
• conversations
• discussions
• get-togethers
• discourses
• summits
• seminars
• conferences
• dialogues
• huddles
• audiences
• sessions
• confabs
• symposia
• talks
• interviews
• roundtables
• palavers
• parleys
• forums
• round-robins

2

as in movements

Related Words

• movements
• teams
• denominations
• schisms
• persuasions
• scissions
• crews
• coalitions
• gangs
• splinters
• factions
• blocs
• sects
• wings
• parties
• splits
• packs
• sides
• bodies
• blocks
• sets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caucuses

Verb

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

The result will have an effect on the balance of power in the House, where Republicans (and one independent who caucuses with the party) hold 218 seats and Democrats have 214. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 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

Maine independent Angus King, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, also has backed the measure. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 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