posse
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plural
posses
plural
posses
Britannica Dictionary definition of POSSE
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1
:
a group of people who were gathered together by a sheriff in the past to help search for a criminal
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The sheriff and his posse rode out to look for the bandits.
2
informal
:
a group of people who are together for a particular purpose
— often + of
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A posse of reporters greeted the coach.
3
informal
:
a group of friends
:
gang
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I went to the game with my posse.
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The movie star and his posse [=(more formally) entourage] were seen at the new restaurant.
