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 # Caucus
 
-A caucus refers to the meeting of members of a political party to discuss issues, lobby, or narrow down a pool of candidates. In modern context, it is associated with the process of pre-selecting a presidential candidate and serves as a replacement for primary elections.
+A caucus refers to the meeting of a group of people to determine shared priorities. Common connotations include:
 
-Within high-level legislatures like the House of Representative and the Senate, a caucus refers to a subgroup with shared interests, backgrounds, or beliefs, such as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Other countries such as Australia and New Zealand use the term to refer to the members of a parliamentary group.
+* Members of a political party may meet to discuss issues, lobby, or narrow down a pool of candidates
+* Members of a legislature may meet to decide upon an agenda based on shared goals, such as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the US Congress
 
-**Input:** engaged and informed voters to attend and participate in party-specific conversation; legislators with shared goals, values or missions
+**Input:** an engaged and informed community with shared concerns
 
-**Output:** a meeting of members of a particular party to choose a candidate; the formation of a subgroup of legislators
+**Output:** a meeting of members of a particular group to achieve a specific goal based on common interests
 
 ## Background
 
-The modern history of the caucus in the United States dates back to 1763, when John Adams used the term to refer to the process of pre-selecting candidates in a journal entry; this is the first known use of the word in reference to the modern American meaning, though the process was not a public one at the time. New Zealand began using the term in the 1890s to refer to members of parliament while the UK adopted the term in the late 19th century to refer to negatively connoted systems of control.
+The modern history of the caucus in the United States dates back to 1763, when John Adams used the term in a journal entry to refer to the process of pre-selecting candidates; this is the first known use of the word in reference to the modern American meaning, though the process was not a public one at the time. New Zealand began using the term in the 1890s to refer to members of parliament while the UK adopted the term in the late 19th century to refer to negatively connoted systems of control.
 
 ## Feedback loops
 
 ### Sensitivities
 
-* Opens nomination process up to public, removing some power from party leaders
-* Can spark productive conversation and discussion of issues and candidates
+* Can spark productive conversation and informed discussion of important topics 
+* Can lead to consensus and concrete plan for addressing concerns
+* May engage diverse members of society in decision-making processes
+* Can provide a space for niche communities with particular missions
 
 ### Oversights
 
-* If there is low turnout, caucusing may reflect the opinions and views of only a small percentage of the population
-* It can be more time-consuming for party members and more costly for organizers than typical primaries
-* Caucusing may lack anonymity; voters may have to make public declaration of their vote rather than casting a secret ballot
+* Public caucusing may have low turnout, leading to decision-making based on the opinions and views of only a portion of the population
+* It can be a time-consuming and costly process due to intensive organizational needs
+* Caucusing may lack anonymity; participants may have to make public declaration of their opinions
 
 ## Implementations
 
 ### Communities
 
-* Some states use caucus procedures to choose a presidential candidate or other elected officials, such as Iowa and Maine
-* In its legislative context, the Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus, and Out of Iraq Caucus are all congressional groups
+* Some states use caucus procedures to choose presidential candidates or other elected officials, such as Iowa and Maine
+* The Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus, and Out of Iraq Caucus are but a few congressional caucuses that share values, goals, and visions
+* Other groups use caucusing as a means of organizing such as the Global Nursing Caucus or LGBTQ Caucus
 
 ### Tools
 
-* Information on a candidate is crucial before attending the caucus; informed conversation is an important aspect of it.
-* Iowa, New Hampshire, Maine and others can be looked to as examples and models of a caucus procedure.
+* Online resources of flyers, information, and procedures exist for interest groups looking to form a caucus, usually provided by national organizations or pre-existing large-scale caucuses
 
 ## Further resources