(pl. caucuses)
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- (in North America and New Zealand) a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy（在北美和新西兰）议会党团成员会议（立法机构中同一党派议员的会议, 旨在挑选候选人或决定政策）, 立法机构政党成员会议。
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- the members of such a body议会党团成员会议全体成员, 立法机构政党成员会议全体成员。
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- (in the UK) a group of people with shared concerns within a political party or larger organization（英国） （政党或大型组织中的）派别; 小集团; 小组。
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- a meeting of such a group集团会议。
(caucused, caucusing)no obj.
- chiefly N. Amer. hold or form such a group or meeting〈主北美〉举行议会党团成员会议; 组建议会党团。
词源
mid 18th cent. (originally US)： perhaps from Algonquian cau'-cau'-as'u 'adviser'.