caucus race | Idiomator

Meaning: (US,idiomatic)The competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, especially presidential; aprimaryelection viacaucus.1993October 16, “Solomon Drops Out of Race To Be G.O.P. House Leader”, inNew York Times:Mr. Gingrich, who is now the minority whip, announced last week that he had rounded up more than 100 commitments from House Republicans for thecaucus raceto come after the election next year.; (US,idiomatic)A political competition; the game ofcampaigningandone-upmanshipto get votes and be elected.1993, M. Barone, G. Ujifusa, R. E. Cohen, “The Almanac of American Politics 1994”, inNational Journal, page176:[…]she was backing southern moderate John Spratt in his strong but unsuccessfulcaucus racefor Budget Committee chairman.

Examples:

EN: Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus race
ES: Nada podría ser más seco que una alegre carrera política
ES: Nada podría ser más seco que una alegre carrera política
ID: Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus race
ID: Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus race
EN: First rule of a caucus race, you know.
ES: Primera regla de una carrera política, tú sabes.
EN: âª Forward, backward, inward, outward Come and join the chase âª Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus race âª Backward, forward, outward, inward Bottom to the top
ES: ¿Pero no puedes quedarte y hablar un rato? Bueno, eso es todo. Realmente debo irme ahora.
EN: âª Once we were behind, but now we find we are âª Forward, backward, inward, outward Come and join the chase âª Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus race âª
ES: ¿Lo que le ocurrió a ella? Oh mi. Encontraré el camino a casa.
EN: Aside from the phrase "as dead as a dodo," the dodo bird's chief contribution to cultural history is its cameo in lewis carroll's alice's adventures in wonderland, where it stages a "caucus race.
TE: "డాడో వంటి చనిపోయినట్లు" అనే పదబంధం కాకుండా, సాంస్కృతిక చరిత్రకు డోడో బర్డ్ యొక్క ప్రధాన సహకారం లెవీస్ కారోల్ యొక్క ఆలిస్'స్ అడ్వంచర్స్ ఇన్ వండర్ల్యాండ్లో , దాని "కాకస్ రేస్" దశలో ఉంది.

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