Caucus means all of the members of the house of representatives or all of the members of the senate of the general assembly who are members of the same political party.

Caucus means any meeting, at a designated hour and place, or at designated hours and places, of the enrolled members of a political party within a municipality or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of selecting party-endorsed candidates for a primary to be held by such party or for the purpose of transacting other business of such party;

Caucus means (A) a convening or assembly of the enrolled members of a single political party who are members of a public agency within the state or a political subdivision, or (B) the members of a multimember public agency, which members constitute a majority of the membership of the agency, or the other members of the agency who constitute a minority of the membership of the agency, who register their intention to be considered a majority caucus or minority caucus, as the case may be, for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, provided (i) the registration is made with the office of the Secretary of the State for any such public agency of the state, in the office of the clerk of a political subdivision of the state for any public agency of a political subdivision of the state, or in the office of the clerk of each municipal member of any multitown district or agency, (ii) no member is registered in more than one caucus at any one time, (iii) no such member's registration is rescinded during the member's remaining term of office, and (iv) a member may remain a registered member of the majority caucus or minority caucus regardless of whether the member changes his or her party affiliation under chapter 143.

Examples of Caucus in a sentence

Black Caucus Report: “ Treatment of Prisoners at California Training Facility at Soledad Central,” July 1970, Reports & Statistics, F3717:1653-1764, California State Archives, Sacramento, Ca.
The Heads of State and Government welcomed the establishment of a NAM Caucus within the Peacebuilding Commission aimed at coordinating positions of Non-Aligned countries in the Commission and to keep the Movement informed of the activities carried out by the Commission.
Amina Tidjani Yaya (Chad) and the chairperson of the Youth Caucus, Hon.
They also called upon the Security Council to engage the Quartet, considering the Council‟s Charter authority and responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and called on the members of the NAM Caucus of the Council to remain active in this regard.
In this connection, they lauded the efforts of the Caucus in the rapid progress of the Commission, specifically towards the entrenchment of the principle of national ownership, the need for capacity building and drawing recognition to, and signalling theimportance of the economic recovery and development dimension in the peace building process.

More Definitions of Caucus

Caucus means a private meeting between an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program facilitator and a party for the purpose of assisting in the resolution of a dispute.

Caucus. Either negotiations team, upon giving notice to the other negotiations team, may go into caucus at any time during the negotiations session. A separate private room will be provided for caucusing.

Caucus means the caucus of the United Conservative Party of Alberta;

Caucus means a temporary interruption of the negotiating process to allow either team to meet by itself.

Caucus means a group of legislators who share a political philosophy, or have a common goal, and who organize as a group;

Caucus means an informal discussion of members of a group or party with a view to reach a resolution;