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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
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 The result will have an effect on the balance of power in the House, where Republicans (and one independent who caucuses with the party) hold 218 seats and Democrats have 214. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 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
  • Sexton, whose appointment still needs state senate approval, will serve as an interim appointee until the legislature convenes in January.
    — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Federal Open Market Committee convenes Tuesday and Wednesday, marking his second meeting as chair.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of convenes
Noun
  • Min Aung Hlaing has since been barred from attending top-level meetings for failing to comply with the plan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • No away team had won in the previous 14 meetings between the clubs across all competitions.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of meetings
Noun
  • Importantly, both behaviors were reached with the same printable material rather than requiring different materials for different movements.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Leads influence which records officers request and whose movements receive further scrutiny.
    — Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 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
  • The kitchen is appointed with white shaker cabinets, stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops.
    — Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Calls came in regularly from friends who spotted salvage, such as old laboratory cabinets that ended up in the kitchen.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabinets
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  • The Saudi Energy Ministry said a fire had broken out at dawn at a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Jazan, that was extinguished by the company’s firefighting teams.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Each of those teams had a co-operative effort woven into their style by their head coach or manager.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 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
  • This includes a range of activities — from workshops to mentorships to other support programs — that the festival and its industry arm conduct year-round.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This summer market will bring together more than 130 craft vendors and feature workshops, photo opportunities and workshops.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
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