contingent
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7.0
- noun
- /kənˈtɪnʤənt/
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contingente
- A contingent of soldiers was deployed to assist with disaster relief efforts.
- U.N. contingent
- send a contingent
- a large contingent
But it wasn't a big contingent of people at by any stretch.
- But it wasn't a big contingent of people at by any stretch.
- Even there's a goofball contingent in Ireland.
- Let's say there's, you know, an American contingent in, you know, Beijing.
- Stanford sent the second largest contingent to Mississippi.
- So to me, I agree with the anti screen contingent in this way.
- And we were, we had our, our Afghans, like our Afghan contingent.
- And because most humans don't like this, a good contingent of those people will happily trade their freedom for increased predictability.
Examples
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At lunch in the banquet room, the Boston contingent teams up with the small delegation from Philadelphia.
Fiction book (1999) -
Meet the British contingent.
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A contingent of building oWners and business representatives.
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I think the Turkish contingent is strong.
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We'll land a small contingent of armor.
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Each radar station was run by a small contingent of fewer than a hundred men.
Fiction book (1996) -
Stanford sent the second largest contingent to Mississippi.
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And the Howard students respond by sending their own contingent to go to Mississippi.
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That he's surrounded by a large contingent of loyal fighters.
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They were supported by Allied contingents of varying sizes, mostly in support and training roles.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A number of people or things seen as one unit
∞
2.3
An organized group of people like soldiers or police
∞
2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
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2.4
A group of people organized to do a specific job, like soldiers or a ship crew
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3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
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8.5
A group of soldiers who serve together in the army
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.6
A possible future payment a business may have to make if an event happens
- Specialized
The chance that something happens after something else has happened
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contingent for a group comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and tangere 'to touch', and it originally meant a 'part' or 'share' that belongs to a larger whole, like a group sent to join a bigger force. So a contingent is a part of a larger team or force.