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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.
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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 by with ).

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 Word Forms

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Word 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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Word 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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It has also sent troops into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights, several adjoining areas and the summit of Mount Hermon.

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The U.S. first sent ground troops to Vietnam in March 1965 to support South Vietnam against revolutionary forces and North Vietnamese troops, but the war had been going on for years before then.

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At several locations, the border guards were manning positions well inside Iraqi territory, directly opposite Turkish troops, unable to go right up to the border and potentially risk a clash.

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Today's Vietnam is a remarkably different country than the one American troops withdrew from in defeat – it's enterprising, it's growing fast and it's getting richer.

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The Israeli military has released a Palestinian paramedic detained when Israeli troops killed 15 other emergency workers in southern Gaza last month, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said.

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