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caucus

[kaw-kuhs] / ˈkɔ kəs /


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Letting them keep a campaign promise without imperiling his bid to lead the caucus would be a win-win.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

“Our representation is growing, our voices are stronger, and no one can afford to take Latino voters for granted,” caucus leaders wrote in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

But Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated another incumbent, the head of the congressional Hispanic caucus, Adriano Espaillat.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

“It’s not always a purity test there,” one observer said of the caucus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

As the congress drew to a close, I attended a caucus to plan the future of the clubs.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

The Vermont senator, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, had been one of Platner’s biggest supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Among those who crossed the political aisle to support it were 10 Republicans and Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent from Rocklin, Calif., who caucuses with Republicans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

With Mejia’s addition, Democrats will have 214 representatives, while Republicans have 217, and one independent caucuses with the GOP.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026

The independent senator from Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats in the nation’s Capitol, will appear Feb. 18 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles alongside prominent musical acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

Several days later, a Thursday, the caucuses arrived.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Jones, who works part-time at a hospital, said she has never caucused before.

From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023

Mary Kinney, a Republican from Des Moines who caucused for Trump in 2016, was also critical of the charges.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

The price point for a deal remains around $50 million a season, according to those I have caucused, and Jackson almost certainly will seek record guarantees.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022

While the focus has been on the Democratic contest Monday, Iowa Republicans also caucused at precincts throughout the state.

From Fox News ● Feb. 3, 2020

We caucused among ourselves and lobbied all the residents of the house, and within weeks elected our own House Committee, defeating the upperclassmen.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Iowa residents can switch their party registrations in advance or in person on the night of the caucus, but caucusing takes time and deliberate effort.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

Carroll Hinchion, a 30-year-old independent, is considering caucusing with Republicans as well and came to hear DeSantis in Council Bluffs.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

Monday, when people will be lining up to check-in before caucusing starts at 7 p.m., temperatures are expected to be minus 1 to minus 5 degrees, depending on what part of the state you're in.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024

Former delegate Lacey Putney, a Bedford Democrat turned independent who ended his career caucusing with Republicans, still holds the record as the state’s longest-serving legislator, serving 52 years, from 1962 to 2014.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023

How he became the great political machinist of his day, and how, by his zeal, ability, and method, he elevated "caucusing" or party "wire pulling" into a recognised system—I had almost said a political science.

From A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" by Thomas Anderton


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