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A caucus is a meeting of people from the same political group or party, where they talk privately and decide together what to do — like who to support, or what plan to push for. It's a word you mostly hear in American , especially around elections, when a state holds a "caucus" instead of a normal vote: people gather in a room and openly group together to show support for a candidate.
（政黨）黨團會議；黨團
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
caucusnoun/ˈkɔːkəs/
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archaicA 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.
- He conferred with Mr. Warren of Plymouth upon the necessity of giving into spirited measures, and then said, "Do you keep the committee in play, and I will go and make a caucus against the evening; and do you meet me."
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archaicA grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.
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archaicA political interest group by members of a legislative body.
caucusverb/ˈkɔːkəs/
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archaicTo meet and participate in a caucus.
- Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut said yesterday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats in the new Congress, but he would not rule out switching to the Republican caucus if he starts to feel uncomfortable among Democrats.
- The diehard Republicans of Kansas caucused today and delivered a big victory for Mike Huckabee, McCain's remaining serious challenger.
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archaicinformalTo confer.
- The protesters caucused nearby to discuss demands.
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archaicTo bring into or treat in a caucus.
- Although journalists from the private media were barred from entering the hall, different districts caucused the meeting, discussing the voting centres and other logistics.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。