posse
a body or force armed with legal authority.
Slang. a group of friends or associates: hanging out with your posse; a posse of drug dealers.
Origin of posse
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How to use posse in a sentence
He’d done all of the sorts of things that candidates do, the paper reported, down to the posse.
A third Rudy Giuliani mayoral term becomes possible — if only by proxy | Philip Bump | June 23, 2021 | Washington PostAt Pennsylvania’s Sesame Place, where Big Bird and his posse used to hug more babies than a politician, the Neighborhood Street Party Parade plus two shows, including a musical starring Elmo, are on hiatus.
Theme parks aim to keep visitors safe — and screaming | Andrea Sachs | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostThe owner responded with an expanded stone terrace covered by a tent, which is where my posse gathered last month for a socially distanced stroll down memory lane.
L’Auberge Chez Francois is ready for its close-up, yet again | Tom Sietsema | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostHe’ll hire a posse of grim-looking men in short haircuts and dark suits to accompany him everywhere.
Gene Weingarten: It ain’t over until the fat man sings | Gene Weingarten | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostHundreds of protesters marched to City Hall with signs that read, “No possum posse” and, notoriously, a pig’s head on a stick.
Portland police threw dead possums at her family’s restaurant in 1981. Now she’s running for mayor. | Monica Rodman | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe crowd is an assortment of reporters, posse members, film students, and very skittish men sporting huge AOL headphones.
James and the Giant Internet Company: Franco and AOL Get Kissy Faces | Amy Zimmerman | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTChavez had posted status updates about his recovery, alongside images of friends and the Insane Clown posse.
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild | Caitlin Dickson | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore Escobar and his posse would surrender, the drug kingpin had a few stipulations.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens | Jeff Campagna | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe also mentioned that the head writer, Jim Downey, was part of the SNL posse that came to see the auditions.
He even felt a certain enjoyment in the discomfiture of the self-constituted posse of searchers for stolen goods.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonHc mihi videtur esse posse commodissima & sufficiens narrandorum omnium expositio.
The posse found the cabin deserted, except for the presence of a lame, old man who was reported as the cook for the outfit.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyWent on to Suvla and landed with all my posse, remaining in consultation with Corps Headquarters till 3.30.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonAnd where he ate the sheriff and his posse would likewise have to dine.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for posse
/ (ˈpɒsɪ) /
Also called: posse comitatus US the able-bodied men of a district assembled together and forming a group upon whom the sheriff may call for assistance in maintaining law and order
law possibility (esp in the phrase in posse)
slang a Jamaican street gang in the US
informal a group of friends or associates
Origin of posse
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