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    POSSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A temporary police forceplay

    Synonyms:

    posse; posse comitatus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("posse" is a kind of...):

    constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)

    Meronyms (members of "posse"):

    posseman (an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse)

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