posse

Noun

Meaning

See Posse comitatus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

group company team band party crew mob troop squad posse comitatus search party army brigade covey assembly
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Antonyms

one disposal hearth little bit defined band of handful of
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Hypernyms

constabulary law police police force

Related terms

in posse

Phrases with the word

dismal posse ace posse play posse

Anagrams

speos spose poses pesos

Examples

It's his word against the Commander's, unless he wants to head a posse. Kick in the door, and what did I tell you? Caught in the act, sinfully Scrabbling. Quick, eat those words. Margaret Atwood

How well a posse policy will fare in a world with 3 billion people below the poverty line and nuclear warheads scattered around a dozen or more regions like melons in a field, is not easy to imagine. Herbert Schiller

There are so few strong roles for women, especially young women. And Veronica is very serious but also very likable. She's a lone wolf, and it appeals to people that she isn't rich and doesn't have a lot of friends. No posse. She's just like you, like most of us. Kristen Bell

If you love Barry Manilow, you're gonna love the Insane Clown Posse. Love 'em. They're exactly... well, they're not EXACTLY alike, but they're a little bit alike... Zach Galifianakis

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky. Brené Brown

They can because they seem to be able to. [Possunt quia posse videntur.]. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

pospivirus pospolite poss posse comitatus posseman posser