posse
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(pŏs'ē) 
n.
n.
- A group of people summoned by a sheriff to aid in law enforcement.
- A search party.
- A gang involved in crimes such as running guns and illegal narcotics trafficking.
- 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.]
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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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noun
/'pɒsi:/ /'pɒsi:/
noun, orig Jamaican English
A gang of black (esp. Jamaican) youths involved in organized or violent crime, often drug-related. (1986 —) .
Boston Enforcement agents blame Jamaican posses for some 500 homicides and...gun-running (1987).
[From earlier sense, body of men summoned by a sheriff, etc. to enforce the law.]
/'pɒsi:/ /'pɒsi:/
noun, orig Jamaican English
A gang of black (esp. Jamaican) youths involved in organized or violent crime, often drug-related. (1986 —) .
Boston Enforcement agents blame Jamaican posses for some 500 homicides and...gun-running (1987).
[From earlier sense, body of men summoned by a sheriff, etc. to enforce the law.]
| posh, porridge, porpoise | |
| possie, possum, post |
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- Police Procedures and Detection - posse: group empowered by law to pursue and apprehend criminal suspect
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Posse may refer to:
- Posse comitatus (common law), a group of men assembled to assist in law enforcement
- Posse (1975 film), starring Kirk Douglas
- Posse (1993 film), starring Mario van Peebles
- "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)", a song by Scooter
- Posse, Goiás, Brazil
- Posse Foundation, a nonprofit scholarship organization
- POSSE project, a software security initiative
- Posse cut, a type of hip-hop song
- Posse mit Gesang, a form of German musical drama
People
- Abel Posse, Argentinian writer
- Amelie Posse, Swedish writer
- Arvid Posse, Prime Minister of Sweden
- Knut Posse (chatelain) (died 1500), chatelain of the fief of Viborg
- Knut Posse, Swedish Commander killed at the Battle of Brunkeberg
- Knut Göransson Posse (1645-1650), Over-Governor of Stockholm
- Knut Posse (1705-1714), Over-Governor of Stockholm
- Konstantin Posse, (1847–1928), Russian mathematician, student of Pafnuty Chebyshev
- Vladimir Posse (1864-1940), Russian socialist journalist
- Hans Posse, special envoy of the Führermuseum
See also
- Posse comitatus (disambiguation)
- Posse cut, a song that involves successive verses by four or more rappers
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Posse
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)
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
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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