caucus

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːkəs/
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• Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard: /ˈkoːkəs/
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• /ˈkɔkəs/ without the cot–caught merger
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• cot-caught-merger: /ˈkɑkəs/
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• US: cot-caught Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Scotland: /ˈkɔkəs/
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• rhymes with -ɔːkəs
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• CMU ARPABET: K AO1 K AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: K AA1 K AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Unknown. Often claimed to be from an Algonquian language; transcribed words such as cawaassough and caucauasu meaning "counselor, elder, adviser" appear in early texts. A popular folk etymology attested in Great Leaders and National Issues of 1896 stated: "In the early part of the eighteenth century a number of caulkers connected with the shipping business in the North End of Boston held a meeting for consultation. That meeting was the germ of the political caucuses which have formed so prominent a feature of our government ever since its organization." American Heritage Dictionary states the term is taken from the Caucus Club of Boston in the 1760s, possibly from Medieval Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”).

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 黨團會議 /党团会议 (dǎng tuán huìyì) — a meeting of party members
• Danish: opstillingsmøde — a meeting of party members
• Dutch: verkiezingsbijeenkomst — a meeting of party members
• French: caucus — a meeting of party members
• German: Wahlausschuss — a meeting of party members
• Hebrew: כינוס (kinús) — a meeting of party members
• Hebrew: כנס (kénes) — a meeting of party members
• Hungarian: jelölőgyűlés — a meeting of party members
• Hungarian: küldöttválasztó taggyűlés — a meeting of party members
• Indonesian: kaukus — a meeting of party members
• Japanese: 党員集会 (tōin shūkai) — a meeting of party members
• Japanese: コーカス (kōkasu) — a meeting of party members
• Korean: 당원집회 (dang'wonjiphoe) — a meeting of party members
• Korean: 코커스 (kokeoseu) — a meeting of party members
• Norwegian: nominasjonsmøte — a meeting of party members
• Portuguese: reunião/convenção (de partido) — a meeting of party members
• Russian: парти́йное собра́ние (partíjnoje sobránije) — a meeting of party members
• Russian: партсобра́ние (partsobránije) — a meeting of party members
• Russian: ко́кус (kókus) — a meeting of party members
• Spanish: bancada — a meeting of party members
• Czech: parlamentní klub — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Danish: parlamentsgruppe — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Danish: folketingsgruppe — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Dutch: fractie — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• French: caucus — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• French: groupe parlementaire — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• German: Fraktion — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• German: Parlamentsgruppierung — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Hebrew: סיעה (siá) — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Hungarian: képviselőcsoport — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Hungarian: frakció — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Polish: frakcja — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Polish: stronnictwo — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Portuguese: bancada — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Russian: группиро́вка (gruppiróvka) — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Russian: фра́кция (frákcija) — a grouping of all members of a legislature representing the same party
• Japanese: 議連 (giren) — a legislative interest group
• Polish: koteria — a legislative interest group
• Portuguese: bancada — a legislative interest group
• Russian: гру́ппа интере́сов (grúppa interésov) — a legislative interest group
• Russian: лобби́стская гру́ппа (lobbístskaja grúppa) — a legislative interest group