Caucus - English meaning

noun

A group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

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An assembly of dockers and labourers

noun

A group of people, esp. one gathered together regularly for a particular purpose

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[ c ] the state assembly will vote on a death penalty bill next week.

noun

The process of putting together the parts of a machine or structure

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Full assembly instructions are provided with these easy-to-build desk units., car assembly, the ass…

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

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Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

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Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

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Local people banded together to fight the company

noun

A group of countries or political parties with common interests who have formed an alliance.

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The soviet bloc

noun

A secret political clique or faction.

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A cabal of dissidents

noun

A small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action

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He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.

noun

A small group of people, especially a group of advisers to a ruler or politician, with a shared purpose.

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A military camarilla that has lost any sense of political reality

noun

A place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people.

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Thousands of local residents face serious health problems in overcrowded refugee camps and temporar…

verb

Live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday.

Usage examples:

Holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet

adjective

Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style, typically for humorous effect.

Usage examples:

The movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome

noun

A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.

Usage examples:

His flat became a haven for a clique of young men of similar tastes

noun

A small group of people who spend time together and do not want other people to join the group

noun

A private meeting.

Usage examples:

It came on the eve of a meeting of the g20-a conclave of developed and developing nations - in berl…

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A private meeting at which the discussions are kept secret

noun

A formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days.

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An international conference on the environment

verb

Take part in a conference or conference call.

Usage examples:

I conferenced with a senior analyst at the congressional research service

noun

A dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.

Usage examples:

Instead, opt for a locally grown cox, discovery or bramley apple - or a conference or williams pear.

noun

A group of people assembled for religious worship.

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The singing of psalms by the whole congregation

noun

(in the roman catholic church) a permanent committee of the college of cardinals.

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The congregation for the doctrine of the faith

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A group of people gathered together for religious worship

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A congregation of 300 members

noun

A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity.

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An international congress of mathematicians

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A formal meeting of representatives from countries or organizations at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged

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The fourth congress of the european association for lexicography, congress has rejected the preside…

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The elected group of politicians in the us who are responsible for making the laws. congress consists of the senate and the house of representatives

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Established by congress to protect investors, the sec monitors publicly traded interests., the unio…

noun

A way in which something is usually done.

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To attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres

noun

A way of doing something or appearing that is considered usual and correct

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[ c ] literary conventions, [ u ] he flouted convention by wearing sneakers with his tuxedo., the d…

noun

A large, formal meeting of people who work in the same industry or belong to the same organization or profession

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A convention of shopping center developers, hold/host a convention madrid will host next year's con…

noun

A large formal assembly of people.

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This was their second reunion as a similar convocation gathered for a get together in summerhill tw…

noun

A large, formal meeting, esp. for the ceremony at a university at the end of a course of study, or the act of arranging a large, formal meeting

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[ c ] she was awarded an honorary degree at the spring convocation.

noun

A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.

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A coterie of friends and advisers

noun

A small group of people with shared interests, often one that does not want other people to join them

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A coterie of writers

noun

An advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly.

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An official human rights council

noun

A group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization

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The un security council, the council is being pressured to approve the plan.

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A group of people who are responsible for making official decisions about a particular activity or advising people about something

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The un security council, a council meeting/member, a governing/ruling council, sit on/serve on/be e…

noun

A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

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The left-wing faction of the party

noun

A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.

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The current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history

combining form

In nouns of action derived from verbs ending in -fy (such as liquefaction from liquefy ).

noun

An organized group of criminals.

Usage examples:

A gang of bank robbers

verb

(of a number of people) form a group or gang.

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Three banks ganged together to form a ‘virtual bank’

verb

Go; proceed.

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Gang to your bed, lass

noun

An assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose.

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A family gathering

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

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As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A meeting of people coming together in a group

Usage examples:

We’re having a little social gathering tonight and hope you can come.

phrasal verb

Get people together

phrasal verb

To have a meeting or a party

Usage examples:

Why don’t we all get together on friday?, lynn sent me an e-mail asking, “can you get your committe…

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

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Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

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A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.

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The country's ruling military junta

noun

A small group, esp. of military officers, that rules a country after taking power by force

noun

A political grouping or faction, especially in 17th- and 18th-century britain.

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And from this time began an intrigue between his majesty and a junto of ministers maliciously bent …

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A small group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose, especially a small political group in britain in the 1600s and 1700s

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The earl of warwick and the earl of northumberland were at the centre of the junto that needed to d…

noun

A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.

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The league of nations

verb

Join in a league or alliance.

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Oscar had leagued with other construction firms

noun

A former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.

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In 1803 napoleon exiled her to twenty leagues, roughly fifty miles, from paris.

noun

An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

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We held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

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A week later i met him in the street

noun

An occasion when people come together

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We scheduled the meeting for friday.

noun

A conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.

Usage examples:

A parley is in progress and the invaders may withdraw

verb

Hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms.

Usage examples:

They disagreed over whether to parley with the enemy

noun

A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.

Usage examples:

An engagement party

verb

Enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with drinking and music.

Usage examples:

Put on your glad rags and party!

adjective

Divided into parts of different tinctures.

Usage examples:

Party per fess, or, and azure

verb

(of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.

Usage examples:

De montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry

noun

A mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.

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A rally attended by around 100,000 people

verb

Subject (someone) to good-humoured ridicule; tease.

Usage examples:

He rallied her on the length of her pigtail

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

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A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

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The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

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There was a ring at the door

noun

A meeting of an official body, especially a legislature, council, or court of law, to conduct its business.

Usage examples:

The governor called this week's special session to reconsider the decision

noun

A formal meeting of an organization, esp. of a legislature or law court

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[ c ] he wanted to introduce the bill before the present session of the state legislature adjourned…

noun

A period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity

Usage examples:

I'm having a session with her this afternoon for a briefing., there are regular training sessions a…

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Usage examples:

A set of false teeth

verb

Variant spelling of sett.

noun

An assembly of the clergy and sometimes also the laity in a diocese or other division of a particular church.

Usage examples:

The deanery synod

noun

A regular meeting of church members for the discussion of religious matters