caucus

Etymology
. Often claimed to be from an language; transcribed words such as cawaassough and caucauasu meaning "counselor, elder, adviser" appear in early texts.

A popular folk etymology attested in Great Leaders and National Issues of 1896 stated: "In the early part of the eighteenth century a number of caulkers connected with the shipping business in the North End of Boston held a meeting for consultation. That meeting was the germ of the political caucuses which have formed so prominent a feature of our government ever since its organization."

American Heritage Dictionary states the term is taken from the Caucus Club of Boston in the 1760s, possibly from.

Noun

 * 1) A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy.
 * 2) A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.
 * 3) A political interest group by members of a legislative body.
 * 1) A political interest group by members of a legislative body.
 * 1) A political interest group by members of a legislative body.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 黨團會議
 * Danish: opstillingsmøde
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: כינוס,
 * Hungarian:, küldöttválasztó taggyűlés
 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese: 党員集会, コーカス
 * Korean: 당원집회(黨員集會), 코커스
 * Norwegian: nominasjonsmøte
 * Portuguese: reunião/convenção (de partido)
 * Russian: парти́йное собра́ние, ,
 * Spanish:


 * Czech: parlamentní klub
 * Danish: parlamentsgruppe, folketingsgruppe
 * Dutch:
 * French:, groupe parlementaire
 * German:, Parlamentsgruppierung
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,


 * Japanese: 議連
 * Portuguese:

Verb

 * 1)  To meet and participate in a caucus.
 * 2)  To bring into or treat in a caucus.
 * 1)  To bring into or treat in a caucus.
 * 1)  To bring into or treat in a caucus.
 * 1)  To bring into or treat in a caucus.
 * 1)  To bring into or treat in a caucus.

Etymology
Borrowed from. Ultimately, borrowed from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  goblet, cup