as in to convene
to meet as a group to decide on something
Republicans caucused last week to choose their candidates.
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Recent Examples of caucus
Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) voted alongside 32 other senators who caucus with the Democrats on Thursday.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Richard Fowler, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The bill passed on a 41-21 party-line vote, with the House’s Republican caucus opposed.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The letter is signed by all Senate Democrats and the two independents -- Sen. Angus King, of Maine, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont -- who caucus with them.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) voted alongside 32 other senators who caucus with the Democrats on Thursday.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
While some caucus members believe their role is legislative and their hands are tied due to their role as the minority party, others, like Crockett, say that now is the time to harp on Trump’s shortcomings.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The bill passed on a 41-21 party-line vote, with the House’s Republican caucus opposed.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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The Prime Minister will convene the ministerial team on Saturday night to receive a detailed report from the negotiating team, and to decide on the next steps for the release of the hostages.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu will convene a ministerial team on Saturday night to discuss the hostages situation, receive a detailed report from the Israeli negotiating team, and decide on next steps, the prime minister's office said.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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At previous synods, women were only allowed more marginal roles of observers or experts, literally seated in the last row of the audience hall while the bishops and cardinals took the front rows and voted.—
Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Oct. 2023
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In the Polish Pope’s world view, anti-Communism and traditionalism were inextricably combined; for him, renewal had spread out of control, and the regional synods were part of the problem.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The fashion consultant, who is squeezing in a session before work, lifts relatively light weights while doing simple movements to build strength: goblet squats with a 6-pound kettlebell, then bicep curls with a 10-pound weight.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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An oil study depicting a lion has officially been attributed to Eugène Delacroix, a key figure of the Romanticist movement of the 19th century, and will now head to sale in France.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rice, 26, recently clubbed his fifth home run in less than 50 spring training at-bats.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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The authority is expected to analyze the transaction at the cabinet’s request to ensure that public interest in the terminals will be protected, according to Panama’s minister to the presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: While the prime minister appoints the Shin Bet chief, and the cabinet approves the pick, the agency has long been seen as apolitical.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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National Police sent teams to monitor the beach overnight at least twice to watch how the water moves to see where a body would drift if someone drowned and to see where the waves crash.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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But the way a quarterback carries himself can set a tone around the team and the offense.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Related party transactions were highlighted, with 67 of its facilities leased to tenants affiliated with board members, accounting for 55.2% of the company's rental income.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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Conservative groups affiliated with Musk have spent millions in the race supporting Schimel, while liberal billionaire George Soros donated to the Wisconsin Democratic Party, and the state party has donated $2 million to Crawford.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The research team says the meetings to review their National Institutes of Health grant funding have been canceled twice.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tip 2: Review the agendas and attend the meetings of the school’s governing board to learn what options are under consideration.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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