单词 | king caucus |
释义 | > as lemmasKing Caucus King Caucus n. U.S. (now historical) (a personification of) a caucus in Congress with great political or electoral power; cf. sense 10c. ΚΠ 1823 N.-Y. Spectator 28 Nov. That lamentable overthrow of the well-marshalled forces of King Caucus. 1879 J. J. Lalor tr. H. Von Holst Constit. & Polit. Hist. U.S. II. i. 1 The undemocratic ‘King Caucus’ was already so thoroughly hated that..his days were numbered. 2012 R. J. Ellis Devel. Amer. Presidency ii. 32 The nomination..made Crawford a creature of King Caucus, a Washington insider. < as lemmas |
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