posse

A group of friends or people who regularly spend time together, especially young people.

• My posse is here.
• He brought his whole posse to the party.
• A posse of school friends met at the café every Friday.

How to use it: a posse of someone (She arrived with a posse of friends.)

Similar words: crew, gang, circle of friends

Common phrases: my posse, posse of friends, the whole posse

A group of people who go out together to look for someone.

• The posse searched the woods.
• The sheriff formed a posse to find the missing rider.
• Volunteers joined the posse before dawn.

Similar words: search party

Common phrases: form a posse, search posse, join the posse

A group of people who commit crimes together.

• The posse controlled the drug trade.
• Police arrested three members of the armed posse.
• Rival posses fought over territory in the city.

Similar words: gang

Common phrases: armed posse, rival posse, posse member

A group of people gathered together, sometimes with unfriendly or threatening intentions.

• A large posse filled the street.
• A posse of strangers surrounded the gate.
• The approaching posse looked angry and ready for trouble.

How to use it: a posse of people (A posse of angry villagers gathered outside.)

Similar words: crowd, group, throng

Common phrases: posse of people, angry posse, large posse