Past tense of caucus: to meet together as members of a political party or interest group to discuss strategy and select candidates.
From caucus, likely from Algonquian languages (possibly Powhatan caw-caw-su, meaning 'to advise/counsel'), entered English in colonial Virginia. The -ed suffix marks past tense, creating the simple past form of this political verb.
The word 'caucus' probably comes from Native American languages, which is delightfully ironic since caucuses are now quintessentially American democracy—showing how colonizers adopted indigenous words for governmental concepts.
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