Definitions from Wiktionary (posse comitatus)
▸ noun: (historical) The able-bodied men over 15 in a given county who can be summoned by the sheriff to help keep the peace, or arrest a felon; also a group of men so gathered.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Any band of men, especially armed or hostile.
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▸ noun: (historical) The able-bodied men over 15 in a given county who can be summoned by the sheriff to help keep the peace, or arrest a felon; also a group of men so gathered.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Any band of men, especially armed or hostile.
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vicegerent,
second,
leger,
resident,
vassal,
commissionary,
intendant,
in charge,
plenipotentiary,
president,
leguleian
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