in+posse

  • 71Posse(n) — frühneuhochdeutsch ›bosse, posse‹ = Figur, Zierat, Beiwerk an Kunstdenkmälern, besonders Scherzfigur an öffentlichen Brunnen. Possen reißen (später Possen treiben) ist ursprünglich das Entwerfen solcher Scherzfiguren auf dem Reißbrett; seit dem… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 72Posse — Original name in latin Posse Name in other language State code BR Continent/City America/Sao Paulo longitude 14.09306 latitude 46.36944 altitude 815 Population 20003 Date 2012 08 03 …

    Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • 73posse — {{hw}}{{posse}}{{/hw}}s. f. inv. Denominazione di gruppi giovanili italiani degli anni 90 del Novecento che si caratterizzano per una produzione musicale basata su una rielaborazione del rap. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., orig. ‘compagnia di armati’… …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 74posse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deputation, deputies, vigilantes; riot squad. See assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vigilantes, search party, civilian police, detachment, lynch mob, force armed with legal authority, armed band,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 75Posse — Pọs|se 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Theat.; meist abwertend〉 anspruchslose, derbe Komödie, in der die Komik meist durch Übertreibung erreicht wird; Syn. Farce (2) [Etym.: <frühnhd. bosse, posse »Zierrat, Beiwerk an Kunstdenkmälern« <spätmhd.… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 76posse — pos|se [ pasi ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) AMERICAN in the past, a group of ordinary men gathered together by a law officer to search for a criminal a ) a group of people who are together in a place doing the same thing: A posse of reporters was… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 77posse — n A clique, circle of friends. I ll stick to my posse; you stick to yours. 1990s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 78posse comitatus —    (PAH see koh mee TAH tus) [Latin: posse of the county] A group of men called together by a sheriff or peace officer to assist in making arrests, stopping a riot, etc …

    Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • 79Posse — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Posse Country and Admin Code BR.29.5218300 BR …

    World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • 80posse — n posse comitatus, vigilantes, lynch mob, mob, throng, search party; squadron, platoon, detachment, squad; cohort, phalanx, contingent, party; constabulary, police, state police, highway patrol, troopers, mounted police, mounties …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder