What is "posse"

Posse \Pos"se\, n. See Posse comitatus.

In posse. See In posse in the Vocabulary.

1640s (in Anglo-Latin from early 14c.), shortening of posse comitatus "the force of the county" (1620s, in Anglo-Latin from late 13c.), from Medieval Latin posse "body of men, power," from Latin posse "have power, be able" (see potent) + comitatus "of the county," genitive of Late Latin word for "court palace" (see comitatus). Modern slang meaning "small gang" is probably from Western movies.

n. 1 (context US English) A group of people summoned to help law enforcement 2 (context US English) A search party 3 (context US Jamaica English) A criminal gang 4 (context by extension English) A group of associates

n. a temporary police force [syn: posse comitatus]

Posse may refer to:

• Posse comitatus (common law), a group of men assembled to assist in law enforcement
• Posse (1975 film), starring Kirk Douglas
• Posse (1993 film), starring Mario van Peebles
• " Posse (I Need You on the Floor)", a song by Scooter
• Posse, Goiás, Brazil
• Posse Foundation, a nonprofit scholarship organization
• POSSE project, a software security initiative
• Posse cut, a type of hip-hop song
• Posse mit Gesang, a form of German musical drama
• Posse (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse
• Posse (crab), a group of crabs
• A gang
• A group of vigilantes
• Jamaican posses

Posse is a 1993 American revisionist Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film tells the story of a posse of African-American soldiers and one ostracized white soldier, who are all betrayed by a corrupt colonel. The story starts with the group escaping with a cache of gold, and continues with their leader Jessie Lee (Van Peebles) taking revenge on the men who killed his preacher father. The story is presented as a flashback told by an unnamed old man ( Woody Strode). The title of the film refers to a group of people who are summoned to help law enforcement officers.

Posse is a 1975 American Western film, produced by, directed by and starring Kirk Douglas. The screenplay was written by Christopher Knopf and William Roberts. The plot centers on a U.S. marshal with political ambitions leading an elite posse in pursuit of a notorious bank robber to further his political career. The film premiered in New York City on June 4, 1975, and in June the same year in Berlin at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where Douglas also was nominated for the Golden Bear.

"Posse (I Need You On The Floor)" is a song by the German band Scooter. It was released in May 2001 as the lead single from their eighth studio album We Bring the Noise!. Following the success of " The Logical Song", it was released 18 months later in the United Kingdom in November 2002.

Posse (15 May 1977–after 1991) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He ran only six times, winning twice, in a racing career which lasted from October 1979 until July 1980. As a three-year-old he was promoted to second after a controversial race for the 2000 Guineas but showed his best form in summer when he established himself as one of the leading milers in Europe with wins in the St. James's Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes. He was retired to stud at the end of the year and had some success as a sire of winners.

Posse is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. They are made up of Paul Wittman-Todd (guitar/vocals), Sacha Maxim (guitar, bass, vocals) and Jon Salzman (drums) Their 2014 album Soft Opening received a 7.9 from Pitchfork.