Posse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɒs.i/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Posse is a noun meaning A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.
Meaning
A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.
More Meanings
- (now historical, in later use chiefly US) A group of people summoned to help law enforcement.
- (US) A search party.
- (US, Jamaica, slang) A criminal gang.
- (colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.
Example Sentences
But the few friends that I DO have are my “ride or die” chicks—my posse.
While Wyatt dismounted and aimed his shotgun at Brocius, the rest of his posse retreated.
Jamaican posses can be traced back to the Jamaican neighborhoods, and posse names correspond to the names of each neighborhood in which the gangs operate.
Mathews then appointed Morton as a deputy sheriff and after a posse had been selected, they went in pursuit of the criminals. Within a few hours, the posse overtook the thieves.
Word Forms
- posses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crew, escort, troop, comitatus, militia, secondment.
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