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Meanings of posse in English

Spanish
destacamento

A temporary police force.

destacamento
Usage of posse in English
1
Way matters stand, we gotta figure he'll lead a posse after us.
Savage
2
The teacher presents in actuality what the pupil represents only in posse.
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
3
Through the day rode the posse of self-constituted seekers after the captives.
The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians; Or, Trailing the Yaquis
4
Near the top were men's duds-nodoubt those taken from the posse.
Savage
5
Dublin's Darklight International Film Festival has always been ahead of the posse.
The Irish Times
6
When he came back he heard that the posse was in town.
The Rangeland Avenger
7
He threw out his arm and the posse scattered towards the left.
The Seventh Man
8
I'm the sheriff of this heah county; and this is my posse.
Chums in Dixie; or, The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat
9
She talked to an invisible posse that was absolutely real to her.
Leaving Time
10
The special with the posse on board drew out at midnight sharp.
Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border
11
He'd never be in the right-hunting a boy with an armed posse.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island; Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
12
They feared posse hardliners might use muscle to keep them from leaving.
Flash and Bones
13
The posse turned away, and went trooping back into the open woods.
Chums in Dixie; or, The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat
14
He persuaded me to send out a posse with him in charge.
Trailin'!
15
Kid Wolf lost no time in rounding up his hastily drafted posse.
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
16
Then through the low-hanging foliage the posse broke upon the boys' vision.
Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise; or, The Dash for Dixie
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