Cohort

Quick meaning: Cohort is a noun meaning A group of people supporting the same thing or person.

Meaning

A group of people supporting the same thing or person.

More Meanings

1. (statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
2. An accomplice; abettor; associate.
3. Any band or body of warriors.
4. (taxonomy) A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
5. A colleague.
6. A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.
7. (historical, Ancient Rome, military) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).

Example Sentences

Holonym: legion

The 18–24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings.

A lost dog? — Yes. No succoring cohort surges to the relief. A gang of boys, perhaps, may give chase, but assuredly not in kindness.

A sin, an instant of rebellious pride of the intellect, made Lucifer and a third part of the cohorts of angels fall from their glory.

Word Forms

• cohorts
• cohorting
• cohorted

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