Meaning of POSSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâsee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a temporary police force |
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| | Synonyms: | | posse comitatus |
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| | See Also: | | constabulary, law, police, police force, posseman | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Posse
United States Marshal Howard Nightingale is a law and order and publicity man. He doesn't simply capture outlaws. He makes sure a photographer is around to record the arrests and spread his fame. Now Nightingale, who aspires to the Senate, is out to nab his No. 1 prey: cool-witted Jack Strawhorn. "If I don't get him, I don't get elected," he says. Kirk Douglas (who also produced and directed) stars as Nightingale and Bruce Dern is Strawhorn in "Posse", an exciting roundup of action, humor and sly political skepticism. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pos"se\, n.
See {Posse comitatus}.
{In posse}. See {In posse} in the Vocabulary.
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