contingent, n.
(contingents)
freq. cnt. 1
(contingents)
freq. cnt. 1
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contingent
sample sentences
"each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a temporary military unit
<noun.group>
contingent detail
sample sentences
"the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)