Meaning

5 senses
  1. A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.

  2. (historical)A group of people summoned to help law enforcement.

    Trupp

    вооружённый отря́дvooružónnyj otrjád

  3. (US)A search party.

    Suchtrupp

    поиско́вая гру́ппаpoiskóvaja grúppa

  4. (Jamaica, US, slang)A criminal gang.

    Bande

    ша́йкаšájka

  5. (colloquial)A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.

    Clique

More definitions
  • a temporary police force

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The sheriff gathered the posse together.

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  2. The posse tracked the outlaw for days.

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  3. Mary led the posse into the canyon.

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  4. He led the posse through the mountains.

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  5. The spirit proceeded to posses Flavio.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
A group of people summoned to help law enforcement:
A search party:
A criminal gang:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
A group of people summoned to help law enforcement:
A search party:
A criminal gang:
A group of associates:

Origin

Ellipsis of posse comitatus.

Ellipsis of posse comitatus.

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Forms

plural: posses
Singularposse
Pluralposses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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