caucused
simple past tense and past participle of caucus
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Source: Wiktionary
Cau"cus, n. Etym: [Etymology uncertain. Mr. J. H. Trumbull finds the origin of caucus in the N. A. Indian word cawcawwassough or caĂş cau- as'u one who urges or pushes on, a promoter. See citation for an early use of the word caucus.]
Definition: A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding measures of party policy; a political primary meeting. This day learned that the caucus club meets, at certain times, in the garret of Tom Dawes, the adjutant of the Boston regiment. John Adams's Diary [Feb. , 1763].
Cau"cus, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caucused; p. pr. & vb. n. Caucusing.]
Definition: To hold, or meet in, a caucus or caucuses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 November 2024
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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