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Synonyms for posse
ˈpɒs iposse

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Princeton's WordNet1.3 / 4 votes

  1. posse, posse comitatusnoun

    a temporary police force

    Synonyms:
    posse comitatus

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.5 / 2 votes

  1. possenoun

    Synonyms:
    crowd, throng, multitude

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "posse":

    troupe, possession, bossi, pack, platoon, clan, posey, militia, gang

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#6648possession
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#18135militia
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#30391troupe
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How to use posse in a sentence?

  1. Virgil:

    Possunt quia posse videntur. (They can because they think they can)

  2. Sheriff Joe Arpaio:

    Maricopa County’s the beauty of this posse, when citizens feel the need for extra protection that does n’t come at a high cost to taxpayers, the armed posse can always be counted on.

  3. Veryan Khan:

    If you have spent any time watching Boko Haram, you would know that Shekau is truly insane and his version of Islam is even too radical for Islamic State, a mixture of part witch doctor/part voodoo/part radical Islam. He is usually screaming, surrounded by a posse, and at least one tank, this last video is a totally new Shekau, calm, cool collective.Someone is directing his image. My thought is he is a wild card that Islamic State cannot afford to ally with unless they rebrand him or get rid of him entirely.

  4. Paul Anka:

    I spent time with Elvis Presley and watched Elvis Presley self-destruct, elvis Presley was a good guy, a Southern gentleman, a little nave, but Elvis Presley started to lose it — Elvis Presley got locked into that cocoon, the comfort of the posse, the aluminum foil on the windows and no sun. I told Elvis Presley, ‘ It’s not your kind of song, ’ but it meant a lot to Elvis Presley.

  5. Chrissy Houlahan:

    For me, it is heartening. It is validating, it feels like I am part of a posse of people who have gotten into races for the right reasons.


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