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Learn to pronounce cau·cus

/ˈkôkəs/
noun
  1. (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"
    synonyms: meeting, assembly, gathering, congress, conference, convention, rally, conclave, congregation, convocation, synod, council, session, parley, get-together
  2. a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
    synonyms: parliamentary party
  3. 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"
    synonyms: faction, camp, bloc, group, gang, set, band, ring, party, league, cabal, camarilla, clique, coterie, junta, pressure group, ginger group, junto

verb
hold or form a legislative caucus.
"Republicans briefly caucused"

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