| 释义 |
caucus/ˈkɔ:kəs/ n. & v.●n. (pl. caucuses) 1 (in N. America and New Zealand) (北美和新西兰) a a meeting of the members of a legislative body belonging to a particular political party, to decide policy (政党决策的)立法机构成员会议 b a bloc of such members 领导集团，决策机构 c this system as a political force (作为政治力量的)决策领导体制 2 often derog. [常贬] (esp. in the UK) (尤英国) a a usu. secret meeting of a group within a larger organization or party (通常在大机构或政党核心成员内部举行的)秘密会议 b such a group (机构或政党内部的)核心成员秘密组织 ●v. intr. (caucused, caucusing) hold or form a caucus 召开核心成员会议；组成领导核心 [18th-c. US, perhaps from Algonquian cau'-cau-as'u ‘adviser’] |