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caucus : a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy caucus vi ...
conference
conference 1 : a meeting for consultation, deliberation, discussion, or interchange of opinions [a on environmental law] see also judicial conference, pretrial conference 2 : a meeting of members of the two branches of a legislature esp. to adjust differences in the provisions of a bill passed in different forms by the two branches ;also : conference committee 3 : caucus ...
legislative
legislative 1 a : having the power or performing the function of legislating b : belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as making laws, levying and collecting taxes, and making financial appropriations compare administrative, executive, judicial 2 a : of or relating to a legislature [ committees] b : composed of members of a legislature [ caucus] c : created or effectuated by a legislature esp. as distinguished from an executive or judicial body d : designed to assist a legislature or its members [a research agency] 3 : of, concerned with, or created by legislation leg·is·la·tive·ly adv ...
primary
primary 1 : of first rank, value, or importance 2 : belonging to the first group or order in successive divisions, combinations, or ramifications pri·mar·i·ly [prī-mer-ə-lē] adv n pl: -ries 1 : caucus 2 : an election in which qualified voters nominate or express a preference for a particular candidate or group of candidates for political office, choose party officials, or select delegates for a party convention ...
Caucus
A meeting especially a preliminary meeting of persons belonging to a party to nominate candidates for public office or to select delegates to a nominating convention or to confer regarding measures of party policy a political primary meeting...