caucus

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n. 领导人会议, 核心会议 vi. 开核心会议

发音

UK /ˈkɔː.kəs/
其它 /ˈkɑ(ː).kəs/
US /ˈkɔ(ː).kəs/
US /ˈkɒ(ː).kəs/

词形变化

caucuses 复数 caucuses caucusses caucusses 复数 caucused caucuses 三单 caucusing caucussed caucussing caucusses 三单 caucusing 现在分词 caucussing 现在分词 caucused 过去式 caucused 过去分词 caucussed 过去式 caucussed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy.

    党团会议

    加拿大 南非 美国 古体
  2. 2.

    A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

    加拿大 南非 美国 古体
  3. 3.

    A political interest group by members of a legislative body.

    加拿大 南非 美国 古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To meet and participate in a caucus.

    加拿大 南非 美国 古体
  2. 2.

    To confer.

    加拿大 南非 美国 古体 非正式 不及物 引申义
  3. 3.

    To bring into or treat in a caucus.

    加拿大 南非 美国 古体 及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

meeting
动词

上位词 5

meet gather assemble foregather forgather

相关短语

caucus race caucus races firehouse caucus

词源

Unknown. Often claimed to be from an Algonquian 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 Medieval Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”).

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