TROOP Definition & Meaning

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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.
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 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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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog 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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Israel claimed a number of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants had been killed in the incident, but it has not provided any evidence or further explained the threat to its troops.

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Still, it was rather telling that with a government shutdown deadline looming, Johnson was not able to rally his troops around the bill’s merit but rather their dislike of rainbow flags.

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Israeli troops are also making regular incursions into Syria's south-western provinces, vowing to prevent the presence of any armed groups or government forces there.

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The night of 3 December, when Yoon ordered troops to storm parliament, changed something in South Korea's psyche.

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