Caucus 2016

caucus

a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy.

synonyms:

meeting, assembly, gathering, congress, conference, convention, rally, convocation "caucuses will be held in eleven states"

• the members of a caucus.

2.

a group of people with shared concerns within a political party or larger organization.

synonyms:

members, party, faction, camp, bloc, group, set, band, ring, cabal, coterie, pressure group "the conservative caucus"