Examples of “caucus” in a Sentence

noun A meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates or decide on policy.

• Iowa holds one of the earliest caucuses in the U.S. presidential race.
• Local members will hold a caucus on Thursday evening to pick a candidate.
• Voters packed the school hall for the caucus.

noun A group of legislators or members united by a shared party or interest.

• The bipartisan climate caucus introduced a new bill on emissions.
• The women's caucus in parliament wrote a joint letter on funding.
• She joined the rural caucus to push for better broadband.

verb To meet and discuss as part of a caucus.

• Party members caucused late into the night before the vote.
• The delegates caucused in a side room before the vote.
• We need to caucus with our team before answering.