"caucus" is an acceptable word in written English and can be used in many contexts
It is usually used to refer to a meeting of a group of people within a political party, who gather to decide which candidates should stand in an election, or a meeting of a more general kind of political interest group. For example: "The Democratic party will hold a caucus to decide their election candidates later this year."
They knew he was making a mess of government and had lost support in the caucus.
Iowans relish their status as the first-in-the-nation caucus, and are proud of what they see as their unique peek behind the facade of presidential campaigns to decipher the real candidate.
The decision by Labor caucus to change leaders in June this year was not done on the basis of embracing a new policy agenda; it was not done because caucus now believed Kevin Rudd had the greater talent for governing.
Alex, I'll take "But can you actually get the votes for any slightly sane deal from all the Republican Tea Party loons in your caucus?" for $1,000.
The Iowa caucus is really just to show preference, it does not result in selection of a national delegate as the primaries do as explained here.
But it quickly became apparent the numbers in caucus were moving against her and shortly before the vote factional powerbroker Bill Shorten announced he was reluctantly shifting his support to Rudd.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 6.57pm AEST09:57 Labor folks are walking down into the caucus room.
As her fortunes collapsed, the polls kept giving caucus the same old message: that whatever they thought of Rudd, the people had not given up on him.
At her primary school, my sari-wearing mother was a member of the local NUT black teachers' caucus.
Clinton's dramatic defeat to Barack Obama in the 2008 Iowa caucus dealt a huge blow to her presidential prospects.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 7.53pm AEST10:53 Here's the offical announcement from Labor's caucus secretary Chris Hayes.
