POSSE COMITATUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A temporary police force

Synonyms:

posse; posse comitatus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

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

Meronyms (members of "posse comitatus"):

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

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