caucuses 1 of 2

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
Maine’s senators, from opposite parties, agree Maine’s congressional delegation has been unusually unified for a state represented by one Republican and one independent who caucuses with Democrats. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 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
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
  • The writer is greeted by André Parenteau, a distant cousin and fellow free spirit of the 1960s, who convenes a family reunion in the town’s parish hall.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee convenes its first-ever midterm election convention on Wednesday in Dallas.
    — Patrice Onwuka, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of convenes
Noun
  • During virtual meetings, Brower and Simone, who are in their mid-30s, appeared on screen while Primrose lounged on their shoulders or heads.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • At the meetings, families and staff will have an opportunity to review options and provide feedback.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of meetings
Noun
  • Troop movements over the past couple of weeks indicate the group is concentrating on seizing the southwestern highlands, which could then open the way for a push toward the government’s capital, Aden.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States, AP reported, citing a Pentagon official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on condition of anonymity.
    — Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of movements
Verb
  • After hearing a mysterious radio transmission, Hig becomes fixated on seeking more survivors and sets out on a mission that allies him with Cima (Margaret Qualley) and her father (Guy Pearce).
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of allies
Noun
  • Where the hidden storage actually lives Walls, backsplash areas and the space beneath upper cabinets can all become storage.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In compact layouts, the sink is often the largest uninterrupted stretch of counter a homeowner has, and covering it with a board effectively adds square footage without adding cabinets.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of cabinets
Noun
  • Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor indicated the decision had nothing to do with kicker Riley Patterson.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Each team played five opponents home-and-home and 10 league teams once.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of teams
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  • 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 families Staff can arrange activities such as indigo dyeing workshops in The Living Room lounge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Scott, chair of the Academic Senate, added that permanent faculty and their research expertise allows students to access cutting-edge equipment, national and international conferences, and workshops on every research topic.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
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