pos‧se /ˈpɒsi $ ˈpɑːsi/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: posse comitatus 'power of the county']

1. informal a group of the same kind of people
posse of
I was surrounded by a posse of photographers.

2. a group of men gathered together by a sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal

3. American English informal
a) someone’s group of friends – used especially by young people
b) a group of friends from a particular place who share an interest in rap, HIP-HOP, or house music Synonym : massive British English

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