caucus
noun
[ ˈkɔːkəs ]
• (in some US states) a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
• "Hawaii holds its nominating caucuses next Tuesday"
Similar:
meeting,
assembly,
gathering,
congress,
conference,
convention,
rally,
conclave,
congregation,
convocation,
synod,
council,
session,
parley,
get-together,
• a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
• a group within an organization or political party which meets independently to discuss strategy or tactics.
• "up to fifty caucuses met daily on conference grounds to discuss lobbying strategies"
Similar:
faction,
camp,
bloc,
group,
gang,
set,
band,
ring,
party,
league,
cabal,
camarilla,
clique,
coterie,
junta,
pressure group,
ginger group,
junto,
caucus
verb
• hold or form a legislative caucus.
• "Republicans briefly caucused"
Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps from Algonquian cau'-cau'-as'u ‘adviser’.