单词	posse
释义	possepos‧se /ˈpɒsi $ ˈpɑːsi/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINposse Origin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin posse comitatus ‘power of the county’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An ex-Texas Ranger named Harry Love organized a posse that scoured the state. At any rate, the males leave their parties and come together in a posse. But after the bandits' escape through the chimney, the posse eventually tracked them down. 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. You don't share with strangers, so prices get progressively cheaper the more there are in your posse. word sets WORD SETS► Crime & Law alarmed, adjectiveallegation, nounamnesty, nounbail, nounbreath test, nouncharge sheet, nouncircumstantial, adjectivecompensation, nouncompensatory, adjectivecomplicity, nouncondemned, adjectivecondemned cell, nounconfess, verbconfession, nounconman, nouncontraband, nouncuff, verbdebug, verbdetain, verbdick, nounenforce, verbfed, nounFederal Bureau of Investigation, nounflogging, nounforensic, adjectivegallows, noungaolbird, noungas chamber, noungibbet, nounguillotine, nounhang, verbhanging, nounhard labour, nounimpeach, verbKC, nounlaunder, verblawsuit, nounleg irons, nounlicensed, adjectivelicensing laws, nounlife, nounlife sentence, nounline-up, nounlynch, verblynch mob, nounpenalty point, nounpenology, nounpolygraph, nounposse, nounprisoner, nounracket, nounracketeer, nounracketeering, nounrake-off, nounransom, nounransom, verbreport, verbreprieve, nounriot, nounshop, verbsilk, nounspeed trap, nounstalker, nounstrip search, nountransport, verbtransportation, nountribunal, nounundercover, adjectivevictim, nounwrongdoing, noun 1informal a group of the same kind of peopleposse of I was surrounded by a posse of photographers.2a group of men gathered together by a sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal3American 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
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