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- Dictionarypos·se/ˈpäsē/
noun
- 1. a body of men, typically armed, summoned by a sheriff to enforce the law.
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Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word posse, which can mean a large group, a body of persons summoned by a sheriff, or a group of people temporarily organized for a mission. Find out how posse is related to common law, Medieval Latin, and pop culture.
A posse is a group of people who have come together for the same purpose, or in the past, a group of men in the US who were brought together to catch a criminal. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms and translations.
noun. posse comitatus. a body or force armed with legal authority. Slang. a group of friends or associates: hanging out with your posse; a posse of drug dealers. posse. / ˈpɒsɪ / noun.
Possess is a verb that means to have and hold as property, to have as an attribute, skill, or influence, or to seize and control. Learn more about its synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A posse is group of people who help the police force when necessary. In a classic Western movie, when the sheriff gathers together a posse, its members usually work to find and arrest the bad guys. The classic image of a posse is from the Old West, of a group of armed cowboys on horses, in pursuit of an outlaw.
to have or own something, or to have a particular quality: Those states are the countries that possess nuclear weapons. She possesses the unusual talent of knowing when to say nothing. possess verb [T] (CONTROL) (of a desire or an idea) to take control over a person’s mind, making that person behave in a strange way:
A posse is a group of people with the same job or purpose, or a group of men who help the law officer chase a criminal. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of 'posse' in sentences.
