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posse

🇬🇧 UK/'pɒsi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A group of people summoned to assist law enforcement; any group or gang of people.

（协助执法的）民兵队；一群人，一帮人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
posseother
=posse

Common Collocations

  • 1.posse of friends一帮朋友
  • 2.round up a posse召集民兵队
  • 3.[celebrity posse]名人随行团
  • 4.ride with a posse与一伙人同行

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sheriff assembled a posse to track down the escaped outlaws.

  • 2.

    She arrived at the party with her whole posse of college friends.

  • 3.

    The celebrity was surrounded by his posse of bodyguards and assistants.

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