Hector has decided to attend a local meeting of Republican party members who are deliberating over who the party's nominee should be. Hector's preferred candidate is ultimately selected, and Hector is selected by the other members to attend a regional meeting where the process will start all over again. Hector is partaking in a(n) ______.

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Hector is attending a caucus, which is a type of meeting in which members of a political party gather to discuss and choose the party's nominee. The fact that Hector's preferred candidate is ultimately selected indicates that this is an internal party decision, rather than a primary election (which is open to all voters) or an invisible primary (which refers to the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that occurs before the actual nomination process begins).

Hector Has Decided to Attend a Local Meeting of Republican