单词 | caucus |
释义 | caucus Politicscau·cus /ˈkɔːkəs $ ˈkɒː-/ noun [countableC] 1. PPGROUP OF PEOPLEa meeting of the members of a political party to choose people to represent them in a larger meeting, election etc 〔政党挑选候选人的〕政党会议,党团会议 2 American EnglishAmE an organized group of people who have similar aims or interests, especially political ones 〔有相同政治目标或利益的人组成的〕派别,小团体 the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus 国会黑人议员同盟的主席 Examples from the Corpus caucus• Among those considered most likely to attend a caucus, there appears to be less support for Forbes than the polls indicate.• The congressional black caucus has lost its way since the Republicans took control of House and Senate.• Together, these two antiabortion candidates now stand to collect about 20 percent of the Iowa caucus.• The issue was the subject of heated debate in a weekly morning caucus session.• Under Republican caucus rules, censuring Gingrich would force him to give up the office of speaker. (1700-1800) Probably from an Algonquian language |
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