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their brethren; when they have been properly sounded and instructed, they meet with the heads; these are called the Petty
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sown very late in the spring and therefore unsuitable for the distillation of beer. That caucuses were places where people drank abundantly is attested by
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in giving members of the upper house a say in the election of the party leader, who may become head of government. The caucus also determines some matters of policy, parliamentary tactics, and disciplinary measures against disobedient MPs. In some parties, the caucus also has the power to elect MPs
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committees, general committee, executive committee, and management committee) through which
Liberal voters in different wards could be instructed in the precise combinations in which to cast their votes. In 1877 the newly formed
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1198:. After that, Congressional party or a state legislature party caucus selected the party's presidential candidates. Nationally, these caucuses were replaced by the party convention starting in 1832 following the lead of the
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Great Leaders and National Issues of 1896: Containing the Lives of the Republican and Democratic Candidates for President and Vice-president, Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men of All Parties
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The word "caucus" had a wide currency in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century, meaning a highly structured system of management and control within a political party, equivalent to a "
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Ellis, Edward Sylvester; Reed, Thomas Brackett; Wilson, William Lyne; Sherman, John; Upton, J. K. (1896). "Famous Presidential Campaigns of the Past: the origins of the 'Caucus'".
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2263:"Parliament of Canada – A Week in the House of Commons"
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Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties
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2299:. Vol. 1. London: Macmillan. pp. 254–55.
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2472:. Vol. 6. London: John Murray. p. 535.
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1797:Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1888). "
1182:United States presidential nominating convention
886:1719, although the name is not documented until
34:. For the purported ancestor of Caucasians, see
2377:(1 July 1877). "A new political organization".
2127:"The Establishment Of The Federal Labor Caucus"
2099:U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus
1308:Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa
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2425:(1 August 1878). "Political organization ".
2035:"Iowa caucuses: Here's how the voting works"
1499:, and again worked out in detail by Harris.
2360:. No. 28966. 12 June 1877. p. 9.
1804:Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
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912:. It might also derive from the Algonquian
2238:"What's a caucus anyway? 3 things to know"
1431:"Farewell to the Caucus": 1886 cartoon of
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2492:. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.
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1051:A February 1763 entry in the diary of
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2687:Further details in Julie MacFarlane,
2634:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
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1828:. No. 266. 5 May 1760. p. .
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1903:"Founders Online: Boston Feby. 1763"
1889:participating institution membership
1478:, the city had been allocated three
2564:@OneNationCons (4 September 2019).
1950:. Vol. 1. London. p. 365.
1386:, and is an important link between
986:. This derivation was suggested by
2178:"Chapter 7 Parties and Government"
1848:Journal of the American Revolution
1546:devoted some nine chapters of his
1178:United States presidential primary
1106:William Gordon commented in 1788:
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2446:(1 November 1878). "The Caucus".
2111:U.S. Senate Republican Conference
2033:Weigel, David (23 January 2016).
1615:In alternative dispute resolution
1312:The term is also used in certain
902:American Philological Association
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2533:@RichardHRBenyon (20 May 2019).
2391:calls the new Liberal Caucus ...
1842:Bell, J. L. (15 November 2013).
1283:in the United States, including
855:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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2077:. University of Chicago Press.
1267:, one of the best-known is the
2297:The Life of Joseph Chamberlain
2208:"The ANC Parliamentary Caucus"
1633:alternative dispute resolution
1126:"cauci" is occasionally used.
945:drunk at the Caucus Club (see
862:and Alice is told to hand out
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2468:Buckle, George Earle (1920).
2107:U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus
1277:Congressional Hispanic Caucus
1247:and many state legislatures,
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1741:Pub#Advent of the modern pub
1727:American Heritage Dictionary
1538:Labour Electoral Association
1534:Labour Representation League
1124:analogical Latin-type plural
931:American Heritage Dictionary
904:that the word comes from an
1493:National Liberal Federation
1437:National Liberal Federation
1222:presidential election cycle
882:, which was established in
789:The term originated in the
718:Political parties by region
508:Party convention/conference
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994:. It was later adopted by
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1876:Oxford English Dictionary
1593:Blue Collar Conservatives
1443:for London following the
713:Ruling parties by country
686:National unity government
2346:Garvin 1932, pp. 261–62.
2071:; Donovan, Todd (2011).
1991:Shafer, Byron E (1988).
1944:Gordon, William (1788).
1710:The Story of Pocahontas"
1589:One Nation Conservatives
1530:Independent Labour Party
1412:New Zealand Labour Party
723:Banned political parties
423:Leader of the Opposition
391:Leaders and organization
354:Parliamentary opposition
2733:Encyclopædia Britannica
1881:Oxford University Press
1560:UK parliamentary caucus
1470:in preparation for the
1303:In Commonwealth nations
1297:House Democratic Caucus
2736:(11th ed.). 1911.
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1678:Wilson, James (1999).
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2693:The Mediation Process
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1472:1868 general election
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1358:. For the Australian
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1211:presidential nominees
1158:Further information:
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801:countries, including
656:Confidence and supply
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364:Official party status
320:Entrepreneurial party
2486:Owen, James (2014).
2152:"The Liberal Caucus"
2069:Tolbert, Caroline J.
2067:Redlawsk, David P.;
1681:The Earth Shall Weep
1238:Congressional caucus
1130:In the United States
1042:New and Grand Corcas
908:word for "counsel",
827:parliamentary leader
661:Consensus government
651:Coalition government
443:Parliamentary leader
250:Classical radicalism
2273:on 25 February 2016
2039:The Washington Post
1930:Boston Evening-Post
1879:(Online ed.).
1714:, Project Gutenberg
1646:Parliamentary group
1631:and other forms of
1574:parliamentary party
1570:Republic of Ireland
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1433:Francis Schnadhorst
1334:parliamentary group
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823:parliamentary party
742:Politics portal
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681:Minority government
676:Majority government
641:Parliamentary group
498:Leadership election
180:Christian democracy
2448:Fortnightly Review
2379:Fortnightly Review
2267:www.lop.parl.gc.ca
1597:Conservative Party
1554:Contemporary usage
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