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verb

present tense third-person singular of caucus
as in convenes
to meet as a group to decide on something Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.

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noun

plural of caucus
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as in synods

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as in movements

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Recent Examples of caucuses
Verb
Sanders is an independent who frequently caucuses with Democrats. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Overall, Republicans hold a slim majority in the House with 218 seats, including one independent who caucuses with them, while Democrats hold 212 seats. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, has not endorsed in the race. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The report from Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats, also found more than 2,700 pending cases in those categories. — Alia Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 The bill, a joint resolution introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats, would have halted the sale of military bulldozers to Israel. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 Apr. 2026 King - an independent who caucuses with Democrats - was among eight minority party senators who negotiated a deal with Republicans to reopen government. — NPR, 15 Nov. 2025 Seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with the Democrats joined Republicans to vote in favor. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 Maine independent Angus King, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, also has backed the measure. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Republicans are already committed to making the Iowa caucuses their first contest in 2028, and delaying the Democratic caucus could reinforce the idea that Democrats don’t prioritize rural voters, the Iowa presenters said. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada have traditionally been among the first states to hold presidential primaries or caucuses, although neither party has set its formal presidential primary and caucus calendar yet. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caucuses
  1. convenes
  2. meetings
  3. movements
  4. allies
  5. cabinets
  6. teams
  7. clubs
  8. workshops
Verb
  • Governance should be clear on who receives information, performs initial triage, convenes a broader assessment, and retains responsibility for person-of-interest management.
    — Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • There will be a series of other economic data releases across the next month before the Fed convenes in mid-September.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of convenes
Noun
  • Jackson had a prime seat at Davis’ A&R meetings, which were notoriously chilly, loud, and, yes, long.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Notre Dame crammed in 15 more hours of meetings during training camp’s first 10 days, trying to create time before school begins next week.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of meetings
Noun
  • The Pacific Street entrance would allow full turning movements, while the Midas Avenue entrance would be limited to right turns in and out.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The uneven nature seen by ALMA is likely the result of massive convective movements in the star, hot plasma rising through the star and generating shockwaves that erupt in the star's atmosphere, creating bright and hot regions.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of movements
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  • But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of allies
Noun
  • But the city of Smyrna is trying to change that, turning some of those refrigerator-sized metal cabinets into colorful works of public art.
    — Brian Unger, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The best bar cabinets deliver just that—a dedicated and stylish space for hosting, experimenting, and, let’s face it, showing off.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabinets
Noun
  • Here’s the Week 0 Fort Worth-area high school football scores including teams from area districts.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The location pros behind Best Picture Oscar winner One Battle After Another and nominee Marty Supreme won the film prizes at the 2026 LMGI Awards, with the Pluribus, Fallout and Black Rabbit teams taking TV honors.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of teams
Verb
  • That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs
Noun
  • For the British, the golf course and the experiences from riding to pottery workshops should appeal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The facility is expected to convene world-class research conferences, workshops and innovation forums in Boise.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
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