GRE Word List
CAUCUS
private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
The meaning of the word caucus is private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston.
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