posse

  • 41posse — {{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

  • 42posse — 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,… …

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  • 43Posse — 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

  • 44posse — 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

  • 45posse — n A clique, circle of friends. I ll stick to my posse; you stick to yours. 1990s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 46Posse — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Posse Country and Admin Code BR.29.5218300 BR …

    World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • 47posse — 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 …

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  • 48posse — /ˈpɒsi / (say posee) noun Chiefly US 1. → posse comitatus. 2. a body or force armed with legal authority. {Medieval Latin: power, force, noun use of Latin infinitive, to be able, have power. See potent} …

  • 49Posse — 1. Die Posse ist aus, lasst den Vorhang fallen, sagte Rabelais, und starb. Holl.: Laat vallen de gordijn, de klucht is uit, zei Rabelais, en hij ging naar de andere wereld. (Harrebomée, I, 417b.) 2. Ich achte der Possen nicht, sagte der Bischof,… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 50Posse Comitatus — Act Le Posse Comitatus Act est un principe politique selon lequel l Armée n a pas le droit d intervenir dans les affaires du gouvernement civil, dans celles de la Justice ou dans une procédure judiciaire. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Texte 3 Étymologie …

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