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CAUCUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A closed political meeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("caucus" is a kind of...):

group meeting; meeting (a formally arranged gathering)

Derivation:

caucus (meet to select a candidate or promote a policy)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "caucus" is one way to...):

assemble; foregather; forgather; gather; meet (collect in one place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

caucus (a closed political meeting)

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