单词 | house caucus |
释义 | > as lemmasHouse caucus House caucus n. a meeting of the members of a particular political party within a legislative house (esp. the United States House of Representatives) to decide policy, select leadership, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > in U.S.A. > meeting of a party in House caucus1888 1846 Niles' National Reg. 27 June 259/1 The senate caucus voted, for Hugh J. Anderson [etc.]. The house caucus voted Humlin [etc.]. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxxiii. 596 What the Americans call ‘House caucuses’, i.e. meetings of a party in the larger House of the legislature, are not uncommon in England. 1912 Independent (N.Y.) 8 Aug. 290/1 It was predicted last week that at a House caucus to be held on the 6th the decision of the recent caucus about battleships would be reversed. 2010 National Jrnl. (Nexis) 27 Mar. Democratic insiders credit their House caucus vice chairman with doing much of the behind-the-scenes work to secure the votes to pass health care reform. < as lemmas |
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