26984 words

posse

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
a group of people who have come together for the same purpose:

Examples:

The disgraced minister walked swiftly from the car to his house pursued by a whole posse of reporters.
2
in the past, a group of men in the US who were brought together to catch a criminal:

Examples:

The sheriff rounded up a posse and went after the bank robbers.
3
a group of friends:

Examples:

I was hanging with my posse.
4
a group of people following a person in order to catch him or her:

Examples:

In a lot of old westerns, the sheriff gathers a posse to chase the bad guy.

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