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POSSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A temporary police force
Synonyms:
posse; posse comitatus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("posse" is a kind of...):
constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)
Meronyms (members of "posse"):
posseman (an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse)
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