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
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, the Senate passed the six-month CR with a 54-46 vote Friday, with only Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, voting for the measure from the Democratic Party conference.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
Later on, Souter became a full-fledged member of the court's unabashedly liberal caucus, featuring yet another Republican, John Paul Stevens (appointed by President Ford in 1975).
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 May 2025
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Verb
Sanders, 83, is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, the Senate passed the six-month CR with a 54-46 vote Friday, with only Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, voting for the measure from the Democratic Party conference.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
There’s a huge segment of my caucus that believes there needs to be a better recalibration of things.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
Later on, Souter became a full-fledged member of the court's unabashedly liberal caucus, featuring yet another Republican, John Paul Stevens (appointed by President Ford in 1975).
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 May 2025
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Verb
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Against that backdrop, TIME convened an Impact Dinner on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Republicans convened the House Rules Committee hearing shortly after midnight, but Johnson’s Memorial Day deadline for House passage was slipping as lawmakers prepared to depart for the holiday.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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So too has his radical approach to inclusivity that welcomed the non-ordained faithful, including members of the LGBTQ+ community and lay women, to sit with bishops and contribute their thoughts on issues of church doctrine in meetings called synods.—
Aryn Baker,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Recent synods have broached sensitive questions—like welcoming LGBTQ Catholics or expanding women's roles in ministry—which alarms those who say too much decentralization risks confusion and division.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
Noun
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By movements like the one in Wisconsin that put Susan Crawford on the Supreme Court.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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But the Bananas are just one example in a broader movement.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
24 May 2025
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Valdez fired the game’s first pitch at 7:12 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays leadoff man Jose Caballero clubbed the second into the Crawford Boxes for a solo home run.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Witt clubbed a 442-foot home run off Casey Mize in the first inning with the ball landing in the water in left-center field.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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Constructed in collaboration with Medina for the show, the cabinet becomes a metaphor for body and mind—a container for memory, for emotional sediment, for the trace elements of being.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The kitchenette comes with a stove, a sink, and cabinets to store your kitchen essentials.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The Braves are still just 2-12 in games against the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers this season, including sweeps by both teams during Atlanta’s 0-7 season-opening trip to Southern California.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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Dustin, a University of Arkansas graduate, joined the Democrat-Gazette features team in July 2024.—
Dustin Staggs,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Today she is known for affiliating with extreme right-wing causes, and is dating an executive editor of Newsmax.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Companies affiliated with Mateer were also paid nearly $1 million for travel expenses as DeSantis criss-crossed the country while running for president, federal campaign finance records show.—
Ana Ceballos,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Similar discussions are occurring in more than a dozen states, including Maryland, Illinois, California, New York, Minnesota and Colorado, according to interviews with organizers and recordings of the meetings.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Set in the winter of 1591, the play unfolds across three clandestine meetings where the rival playwrights are forced into creative collaboration amid a climate of conspiracy and paranoia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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