- 1(in the past) a group of people who were brought together by a sheriff (= an officer of the law) in order to help him catch a criminal
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- 2(informal) a group of people who are similar in some way, or who spend time together a little posse of helpers
- 3(informal) a group of young men involved in crime connected with drugs
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