caucus
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɔː.kəs/ us/ˈkɑː.kəs/
（政党或组织的）决策层（会议）;利益集团（会议）
(a meeting of) a small group of people in a political party or organization who have a lot of influence, or who have similar interests
The new Senator has expressed her intention to join the Women's Caucus and the Progressive Caucus.
During a private caucus last Wednesday, more than 200 G.O.P. lawmakers argued for four hours over the proposal.
（美国政党集团挑选候选人的）决策会议
in the US, a meeting held to decide which candidate a political group will support in an election
The initial selection is made, not by the electorate, but by party caucuses or committees.
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- The Canadian Prime Minister expelled her from the Liberal caucus.
- At the time he was head of the Congressional Black Caucus.
- The Arizona Representative wouldn't comment to reporters on what he said in the caucus.
- Not only was he the choice of his party's nominating caucus, but he had served longer at the national level than his rival candidates.