caucus

1. Chiefly US and Canadian

a. a closed meeting of the members of one party in a legislative chamber, etc., to coordinate policy, choose candidates, etc.

b. such a bloc of politicians

2. Chiefly US

a. a group of leading politicians of one party

b. a meeting of such a group

3. Chiefly US a local meeting of party members

4. Brit a group or faction within a larger group, esp a political party, who discuss tactics, choose candidates, etc.

5. Austral a meeting of the members of the Federal parliamentary Labor Party

6. NZ a formal meeting of all Members of Parliament belonging to one political party

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