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1. Oxford Dictionary

   posse

   • IPA[ˈpɒsi]

   英式

   • n.
     a body of men summoned by a sheriff to enforce the law.；the body of men above the age of fifteen in a county (excluding peers, the clergy, or the infirm), whom the sheriff could summon to repress a riot or for other purposes.

   • noun: posse, plural noun: posses

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. US historical a body of men summoned by a sheriff to enforce the law.
   • ▪ British historical the body of men above the age of fifteen in a county (excluding peers, the clergy, or the infirm), whom the sheriff could summon to repress a riot or for other purposes.
   • 2. informal a group of people who have a common characteristic or occupation tea was handed round by a posse of mothers 同義詞 gang, band, group, crowd, pack, ... 更多horde, herd, throng, mob, swarm, troop, cluster, company, gathering, informalbunch, gaggle, load
   • ▪ a group of young people who socialize together, especially to go to clubs or raves the followers of the so-called Techno phenomenon, the vibed-up whistle posse