posse

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He'd raise hell if he knew a posse was after the tenderfoot. "

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  1. noun A group of people summoned by a sheriff to aid in law enforcement.
  2. noun A search party.
  3. noun A gang involved in crimes such as running guns and illegal narcotics trafficking.
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  • It would be a while yet before the posse was assembled. —  Volk
  • But I suppose it's easy to stay one step ahead of the posse, when the posse are slow and stupid. —  Top stories from Times Online
  • This has been misconstrued and I was treated like a posse was after me when it happened and I'm not going to come down. —  KIROTV.com - Local News
  • She and her posse are going to have a field day with it. —  RedState
  • After flying in on his private jet with a twelve-man posse, the rapper-producer was onstage for a total of 15 minutes. —  Gawker
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  1. Short for Medieval Latin posse comitātūs : Medieval Latin posse, power, body of men (from Latin, to be able; see potent) + comitātūs, genitive of comitātus, county.

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  1. from Middle Latin posse, power, a noun use of the L. infinitive posse, be able: see potent and power.
 

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