posse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pos·se /ˈpɒsi $ ˈpɑːsi/ noun [countable] 1 informalGROUP OF PEOPLE a group of the same kind of people 〔同类人的〕一群，一队，一批posse of I was surrounded by a posse of photographers. 我被一群摄影师围住了。2. SCa group of men gathered together by a sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal 〔美国旧时由县治安官召集的帮助抓捕罪犯的〕民防团3 American English informalFRIENDLY a) someone’s group of friends – used especially by young people 〔某人的〕一群朋友〔尤为年轻人使用〕 b) a group of friends from a particular place who share an interest in rap, hip-hop, or house music 〔对说唱乐、嘻哈乐或豪斯音乐感兴趣的〕一群朋友 SYN British English massive
Examples from the Corpus
posse• At any rate, the males leave their parties and come together in a posse.• An ex-Texas Ranger named Harry Love organized a posse that scoured the state.• No more talk about posses, no more pickups and runs.• This Tank Girl-style posse is only seven months old, but already it has grown beyond the founders' wildest dreams.• But after the bandits' escape through the chimney, the posse eventually tracked them down.• You don't share with strangers, so prices get progressively cheaper the more there are in your posse.Origin posse (1600-1700) Medieval Latin posse comitatus “power of the county”pos·se nounChineseSyllable
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posse
pos‧se /ˈpɒsi $ ˈpɑːsi/
noun [countable]
posse of
I was surrounded by a posse of photographers.
2. a group of men gathered together by a sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal
3. American English informal
a. someone’s group of friends – used especially by young people
b. a group of friends from a particular place who share an interest in rap, HIP-HOP, or house music
SYN massive British English
pos‧se /ˈpɒsi $ ˈpɑːsi/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: posse comitatus __power of the county__
1. informal a group of the same kind of peopleLanguage: Medieval Latin
Origin: posse comitatus __power of the county__
posse of
2. a group of men gathered together by a sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal
3. American English informal
a. someone’s group of friends – used especially by young people
b. a group of friends from a particular place who share an interest in rap, HIP-HOP, or house music
SYN massive British English