posse
A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intentA group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.
» The sheriff gathered the posse together.
Значение
значений: 5A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.
(историческое)A group of people summoned to help law enforcement.
Trupp
вооружённый отря́дvooružónnyj otrjád
(США)A search party.
Suchtrupp
поиско́вая гру́ппаpoiskóvaja grúppa
(Jamaica, США, сленг)A criminal gang.
Bande
ша́йкаšájka
(разговорное)A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.
Clique
- a temporary police force
Примеры
предложений: 6The sheriff gathered the posse together.
The posse tracked the outlaw for days.
Mary led the posse into the canyon.
He led the posse through the mountains.
The spirit proceeded to posses Flavio.
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 3
По значениям 4
Происхождение
Ellipsis of posse comitatus.Ellipsis of posse comitatus.
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Формы
мн. число: possesСинонимы
синонимов: 1- a temporary police force:posse comitatus