caucus

['kɔ:kəs]

n. 干部会议, 政党高层会议
vi. 开干部会议

词形变化：

名词复数: caucuses | 动词过去式: caucused/caucussed | 动词过去分词: caucused/caucussed | 动词现在分词: caucusing/caucussing | 动词第三人称单数: caucuses/caucusses |

n.

1. 干部会议

2. (政党等的)核心小组; 政党地方委员会

vi.

召开干部会议

caucus

名词复数：caucuses

过去式：caucused

过去分词：caucused

现在进行时：caucusing

词形变化：

名词复数: caucuses | 动词过去式: caucused/caucussed | 动词过去分词: caucused/caucussed | 动词现在分词: caucusing/caucussing | 动词第三人称单数: caucuses/caucusses |

词义辨析：

同义参见:

side

conference

parliament

congress

convention

caucus['kɔ:kəs]n.1.■[美国英语] 【美国政治】 (政党在决策、酝酿候选人时召开的)领导层秘密会议2.■【英国英语】 (政党内的) 决策机构vi.1.■举行或参加政党领导层秘密的预备会议变形n.caucuses变形vi.caucused或-cussedcaucusing或-cussing

1. (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
   
2. (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
   

1. [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
   

1. mid 18th cent. (originally US): perhaps from Algonquian cau'-cau'-as'u 'adviser'
   

caucus

名词 caucus:

a closed political meeting

动词 caucus:

meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

caucus

■caucus (of countries at Annual Meetings)

(世界银行年会上的)国家集团

■At a party caucus on Feb. 11, 1975, she defeated the acknowledged favorite, William Whitelaw, 146 to 79, thus becoming the first woman in history to lead a major British political party.

1975年2月11日，她以146比79战胜公认最有胜算的威廉 怀特罗，成为历史上第一位英国主要政党的领袖。

■“We delegates put an end to all this public speculation,” crowed Volker Kauder, head of the CDU/CSU caucus in the Bundestag.

CSU/CDU在下院的议长沾沾自喜的说道，我们代表的决策停息了公众的揣测。

■Sallis said they were feeling more optimistic about race relations than even a year ago, when Mr.Obama emerged as a serious presidential contender after a string of primary and caucus victories.

Sallis说，他们对种族关系更加乐观，甚至只是一年以前，当奥巴马先生在经过一系列的初选，以及党内高层会议的胜利后成为一个真正的总统。

■party caucus in congress

[法] 国会预选会, 国会党派秘密会议

■Obama remains focused on Tuesday's primary in Wisconsin and on a Democratic caucus in Hawaii in hopes of increasing his modest lead in total delegates.

不过有政治专家指出，在各州分别挑选民主党总统候选人提名期间，虽然克林顿曾在其他几个州旗开得胜，然而现在却也已经看到奥巴马有后来居上的趋势了。

■Standing alongside Specter in the White House, Obama said: "I am thrilled to have Arlen in the Democratic caucus.

与史佩特并肩站在白宫，奥巴马说：“现在民主党阵营里有了阿棱的加盟，我很激动。”

■East Asia Economic Caucus

东亚经济中心(经济中心)

■Both are appealing to approve a pool of convention delegates that are not determined by primary or caucus results and are free to vote as they choose at the convention.

两位候选人都在争取非初选和党内会议结果而决定的一拨大会代表，这些代表在大会上可自由选择所支持的候选人。

■Chinese Speaking Participants Caucus Meeting

中文代表预备会议

■Suspension of the Meeting for Caucus

中止会议进行自由磋商

■Voter) Both are appealing to (poor) pool of convention delegates that are not determined by primary or caucus (es) results and are free to vote as they choose at the part convention.

他们两个人对于党代会代表来说都是彼受欢迎的，在初选和党内普选未决定结果前，这些代表都有在党会上进行选择和投票的自由。

■They're hoping supporters will caucus for them on Thursday.

他们希望支持者能在周四被他们召集起来。

■He is currently a member of the TV/VCR caucus of CEA, a member of the U.S.National Committee of ANSI, and is serving on the Standards Policy Committee of ITI.

他现在是CEA核心小组会议TV/VCR的成员，ANSI美国国家委员会成员，ITI标准政策委员会工作。

■But offsetting that will be the prospect of bringing in Joe Lieberman, an independent who attends the Democratic caucus, and Olympia Snowe, an independent-minded Republican.

但是与之相抵的是，民主党核心小组的独立成员乔.利伯曼，以及思想独立的共和党人奥林匹亚.斯诺有希望入伙。

■But since then blacks in every primary or caucus have tended to vote for Obama in large numbers.

但是从那时起，在每一场初选或者党团基层会议中，大批黑人都倾向于选奥巴马。

■Nor did House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, whose GOP caucus fended off an override of Pawlenty's most recent veto.

但这种方法不能维持更久，” 莫纳说到。“我们的确需要寻找能够长期依靠的资金来源。

■Clinton is counting on those three states to blunt Obama's momentum in the wake of his eight straight caucus and primary victories.

俄亥俄州同德克萨斯州一样，将于3月4号举行党内初选。宾夕法尼亚州的党内初选将于4月22号举行。

■The Tories have renounced the parties of Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel (both in the EPP) in favour of a marginal, weak and incoherent new caucus.

保守党已经放弃了萨科奇和默克尔的政党（两个都是EPP盟员）赞成一个边缘的、薄弱并且不连贯的新核心。

■Rights of the Child Caucus

儿童权利核心组织

■Rights of the Child Caucus;

儿童权利核心组织;

■The Clinton and Obama camps pledged to put their recent controversy over race behind them as they headed to Saturday's caucus .

克林顿和奥巴马的阵营许诺在向星期六的预备会议迈进的同时，还要进行即将到来的竞选辩论。

■More eyes have been trained on his decision to shift his MEPs from a centre-right to a farther-right, Eurosceptic caucus in the European Parliament.

公众关注点在他的引导下更多关注他从中右翼议会成员转向极右翼，他现在是欧洲议会中质疑欧洲的中坚人物。

■Republicans will select the candidate of their choice through a majority vote at each caucus site.

共和党将在每个党内预选党团会议地点投票选举选民推举的侯选人。获得半数以上选票者获胜。

■Six of these ministers will be appointed from within the NDP caucus.

其中六名部长将任命来自民主党党团。

■Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus

军备控制与外交政策核心小组

■Military Reform Caucus

军队改革决策委讯会

■None of the other birds or animals said anything, but the Dodo was waiting for a question, so Alice asked, "What is a Caucus race?

别的鸟儿或走兽谁都没吭声儿，不过渡渡鸟还等着提问题呢，因此爱丽丝问：“什么是考克斯赛跑？”

■North-South Black Women and Women of Colour Caucus;

北南黑人妇女和有色妇女核心小组;

■Dick Ackerman, head of the Senate Republican caucus, adopted a co-operative, pragmatic approach to last year's budget negotiations.The result was a putsch that nearly dislodged him.

参议院共和党核心成员的头儿迪克.阿克曼在去年的预算协商中采取了合作务实的路线，结果，一次造反险些把他赶下了台。

■Development Caucus

发展政策讨论会

■to hold a caucus

召开干部会议

■To assemble in or hold a caucus.

召集干部会议，召开干部会议

■not the sort of fence-sitting voters who candidates will spend the next year trying to convert into loyal supporters who will turn out on mid-winter caucus night.

可不是些两头倒的墙头草。这些人是候选人在下一年试图把他们变成自己忠实粉丝去出席寒冬举行的政党会议的目标。

■Implying possibly the biggest change to America＇s presidential nominating process for 30 years. a Democratic committee proposed that Nevada should hold its caucus before New Hampshire＇s primary.

可能暗示对美国的总统提名的过程的最大的变动30年.民主党委员会提议.内华达应该使它的预备会议在新罕布什尔之前的主要.

■congressional Taiwan caucus

台湾连线

■In today’s letter, the Caucus co-chairs urge the WHO “to support Taiwan’s admission as an observer to the Assembly, as well as its participation in the International Health Regulations (IHR).

台湾连线今天的这封信函里，特地指出他们除了支持台湾成为世卫大会观察员之外，也支持台湾参与国际卫生条例(IHR) 。

■Meanwhile, Democrats share the stage here as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vie for a caucus victory.

同时，民主党在此上演了一幕戏，希拉里克林顿和巴里克奥巴马也在为赢得核心小组会议而努力。

■Four days later, Kennedy entered the race, announcing in the same Senate caucus room where his brother John had begun his campaign in 1960.

四天后，肯尼迪在他兄弟约翰1960年开始竞选活动的参议院民主党员会议室里宣布，自己将参加竞选。

■Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention

国会促进知识产权与防止盗版小组

■Congressional Black Caucus

国会黑人核心小组

■Women's Caucus for International Studies

国际研究的妇女小组会

■At one caucus location in West Des Moines, Democrats came together in a school auditorium to select delegates from the 212th precinct.

在德梅因西部的一个投票站，一些民主党选民聚集到一个学校的礼堂中，选举第212号选区的代表。

■In a convention room above the New York-New York casino in Las Vegas, a strong ethnic pattern became apparent as soon as the caucus opened.

在拉斯维加斯纽约-纽约赌城的会议室里，随着候选人选举会议的开幕，一股强烈的种族趋势就变得明显起来；

■In Maine, the Republican Party is holding a caucus.

在美国缅因州，共和党团会议的投票活动正在如火如荼地开展。

■No fewer than 44 House Democrats, almost 20% of the total caucus, voted against the bill.

在预备会议上，不少于44个民主党议席，近20%投票反对该法案。

■Mr Obama has always bested Mrs Clinton on that front, and has won in every caucus state but one.

奥巴马在这方面总是由于克林顿夫人，除了一场之外，他赢得了所有其他党团会议的胜利。

■that part of Obama's message to the House Democratic Caucus will concern their plans to govern together in 2009.

奥巴马对于众院民主党议员的部分信息是会关注他们在2009年一起治理国家的计划。

■She said that the caucus meeting, a low attendance rate, under-represented.

她说，党团会议的出席率偏低，代表性不足。

■It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.

它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。