posse

n.

1. A group of people summoned by a sheriff to aid in law enforcement.
2. A search party.
3. A gang involved in crimes such as running guns and illegal narcotics trafficking.
4. Slang. A group of friends or associates.

[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.]

(Ger.)

A farce or broad comedy. In the 19th century the term Posse mit Gesang was used in Vienna for a comic play with solo songs, rudimentary ensembles, incidental music and sometimes short choruses. Composers of music for Possen included Wenzel Müller, Ferdinand Kauer, Adolf Müller and Franz von Suppé.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a temporary police force
  Synonym: posse comitatus

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - opbud, hob

Nederlands (Dutch)
troep, groep voor zoekactie, bende die klopjacht uitvoert (onder leiding van sheriff)

Français (French)
n. - (Hist) détachement, équipe, détachement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Truppe, Aufgebot, Schar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταδιωκτική περίπολος, απόσπασμα (αστυνομικών)

Italiano (Italian)
drappello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - destacamento policial (m)

Русский (Russian)
отряд народной милиции

Español (Spanish)
n. - pelotón, grupo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - polisuppbåd, skara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一队, 警卫队, 一团

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一隊, 警衛隊, 一團

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (치안, 유지 따위를 위해 소집하는) 무장[보안]대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 民兵隊

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حشد, جماعه, جماعه يدعوها عمدة البلدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כוח משטרתי, יחידה, פלוגה, קבוצה, קבוצת אנשים למרדף אחר עבריין נמלט (ארה"ב), קבוצת שחורים (בעיקר ג'מאיקנים) העוסקת בסחר-סמים (עגה מדוברת)‬

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