|
Dictionarycau•cusPronunciation: (kô'kus), [key] —n., pl. -cus•es, —v. —n. 1. U.S. Politics. a. a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc. b. a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy. c. (often cap.) a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the Women's Caucus; the Black Caucus. 2. any group or meeting organized to further a special interest or cause. —v.i. to hold or meet in a caucus. —v.t. to bring up or hold for discussion in a caucus: The subject was caucused. The group caucused the meeting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
|
|
