(in North America and New Zealand) a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy (北美,新西兰)议会党团成员会议(立法机构中同一党派议员的会议,旨在挑选候选人或决定政策),立法机构政党成员会议 ■the members of such a body 议会党团成员会议全体成员,立法机构政党成员会议全体成员
(in the UK) a group of people with shared concerns within a political party or larger organization (英国)(政党或大型组织中的)派别;小集团;小组 ■a meeting of such a group 集团会议
(caucused, caucusing)
[no obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)hold or form such a group or meeting (主北美)举行议会党团成员会议;组建议会党团
语源
mid 18th cent. (originally US): perhaps from Algonquian cau'-cau'-as'u 'adviser'