TROOP Definition & Meaning

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troop

[troop]

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noun

an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
Synonyms: , ,
a great number or multitude.
A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum.
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Military.��an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a headquarters group.
troops, a body of soldiers, police, etc..
Mounted troops quelled the riot.
a single soldier, police officer, etc..
Three troops were killed today by a roadside bomb.
a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usually having a maximum of 32 members under the guidance of an adult leader.
a herd, flock, or swarm.
Archaic.��a band or troupe of actors.

verb (used without object)

to gather in a company; flock together.
Synonyms:
to come, go, or pass in great numbers; throng.
Synonyms:
to walk, as if in a march; go.
to troop down to breakfast.
to walk, march, or pass in rank or order.
The students trooped into the auditorium.
to associate or consort (usually followed bywith ).

verb (used with object)

British Military.��to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops.
Obsolete.��to assemble or form into a troop or troops.

troop

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noun

a large group or assembly; flock
a troop of children
a subdivision of a cavalry squadron or artillery battery of about platoon size
(plural) armed forces; soldiers
a large group of Scouts comprising several patrols
an archaic spelling of troupe

verb

(intr) to gather, move, or march in or as if in a crowd
(tr) military to parade (the colour or flag) ceremonially
trooping the colour
slang��(tr) military (formerly) to report (a serviceman) for a breach of discipline
(intr) an archaic word for consort

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

intertroop adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of troop¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from French troupe, Old French trope, probably back formation from tropel “herd, flock” ( French troupeau ), equivalent to trop- (from Germanic; thorp ) + -el, ultimately from Latin -ellus diminutive suffix

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of troop¹

C16: from French troupe , from troupeau flock, of Germanic origin

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Synonym Study

See company. Troop, troupe both mean a band, company, or group. Troop has various meanings as indicated in the definitions above. With the spelling troupe the word has the specialized meaning of a company of actors, singers, acrobats, or other performers.

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She accused the president of upending the lives of hard-working people and their families, sending people underground and fanning the flames of protest by deploying troops.

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The Israeli military said troops fired warning shots at a group they believed posed a potential threat, and an aircraft struck one person who moved towards them.

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Yet even the team’s biggest fans found it hard to celebrate given what was going on just a dozen miles away, where hundreds of people protested in front of police, National Guard troops and U.S.

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Some experts saw an uneasy juxtaposition between US soldiers marching through the capital while troops had been deployed by the president to deal with protests in LA.

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Army and is scheduled to feature more than 6,600 troops, 150 military vehicles and 50 aircraft despite a forecast calling for rain and possible thunderstorms.

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