CAUCUS MEETING
\kˈɔːkəs mˈiːtɪŋ], \kˈɔːkəs mˈiːtɪŋ], \k_ˈɔː_k_ə_s m_ˈiː_t_ɪ_ŋ]\
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A general meeting of party. In 1770, a fray between some British soldiers and Boston ropemakers resulted in democratic meetings of ropemakers and caulkers; called by the Tories caucus meetings.
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In England now -sometimes called the Birmingham system- the management of all electioneering business by a representative committee of voters.
By Henry Percy Smith
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