as in to convene
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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Recent Examples of caucus
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
The Hill’s 2024 election forecast gives the GOP a 78% chance to take control of the Senate, predicting a 51-47 majority with two independents caucusing with Democrats.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Aug. 2024
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Democrats met in a caucus meeting Thursday morning.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Osborn has pledged not to caucus with either Democrats or Republicans in the Senate.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
The Hill’s 2024 election forecast gives the GOP a 78% chance to take control of the Senate, predicting a 51-47 majority with two independents caucusing with Democrats.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Aug. 2024
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Two retiring members of the Democratic caucus, Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), voted against the bill.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Democrats met in a caucus meeting Thursday morning.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The summit was convened by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, and was also attended by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships convened in the UK earlier this year for the 11th iteration of the annual event.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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At previous synods, women were only allowed more marginal roles of observers or experts, literally seated in the last row of the audience hall while the bishops and cardinals took the front rows and voted.Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
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In the Polish Pope’s world view, anti-Communism and traditionalism were inextricably combined; for him, renewal had spread out of control, and the regional synods were part of the problem.Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
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In 1976, women in the United States were opening bookstores left and right and starting newspapers, magazines, and journals to publish writing and thinking about the growing feminist and lesbian movements.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Dec. 2024
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As a young adult, Mr. Kara-Murza remained active in both journalism and politics in Russia, working alongside Mr. Nemtsov and producing a documentary series about the Soviet dissident movement.Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The schedule is a mess since the guests are planning to go clubbing until 5 a.m.Emma Soren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Robert clubbed 38 home runs and stole 20 bases in 2023, though his 2024 season was lackluster at best.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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After 11 months in which the Israeli government set no objectives in the northern theater, the Israeli cabinet added the safe return of Israel’s northern residents to their homes as a formal war objective.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trump has suggested that the Senate should bypass the traditional process of confirming cabinet nominees and allow temporary appointments to be made without a full vote in the upper chamber.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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It was conducted by market research company Talker Research, whose team members are members of the Market Research Society (MRS) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR).Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Georgia was among the teams with the most NIL money overall.Bret Baier, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organizations with which the author is affiliated.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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More than half of funds raised for the RNC were funneled through a nonprofit affiliated with the city's conservative business lobby, which isn't disclosing donor names.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Friday’s Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa will mark their first meeting since 1984, two decades after the Green Wave’s SEC exit in 1966.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Coaches already were having quiet meetings about the Broncos game last week while preparing to play the Buccaneers.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Caucus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caucus. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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