English abbreviation dictionary - posse
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Posse
posse
NASA abbr.
Party Of Sixth Seventh And Eighth
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~ n 1 a posse of a large group of the same kind of people (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 slang someone's group of friends ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(posses) 1. A posse of people is a group of people with the same job or purpose. (INFORMAL) ...a posse of reporters... = group N-COUNT: N of n 2. In former times, in the United States, a posse was a group of men who were brought together by the local law officer to help him chase and capture a criminal. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Medieval Latin ~ comitatus, literally, power or authority of the county Date: 1645 1. a large group often with a common interest 2. a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an emergency 3. a group of people temporarily organized to make a search (as for a lost child) 4. entourage 1 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a strong force or company or assemblage. 2 (in full posse comitatus) a a body of constables, law-enforcers, etc. b esp. US a body of men summoned by a sheriff etc. to enforce the law. Etymology: med.L, = power f. L posse be able: comitatus = of the county ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. преим. ам. лат. юр. группа граждан, созываемая шерифом для подавления беспорядков, розыска преступника, заблудившегося ребенка и т. п. 2. преим. ам. отряд полицейских 3. преим. ам. толпа; группа; ватага a whole posse of enthusiasts —- целая толпа энтузиастов Id: in posse —- потенциально возможный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) отряд (полицейских) 2) группа вооруженных людей, наделенная определенными правами ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1645, shortening of posse comitatus "the force of the country" (1626), from M.L. posse "body of men, power," from L. posse "have power, be able" + comitatus "of the country," gen. of L.L. word for "court palace." Modern slang meaning "small gang" is probably from Western movies. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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