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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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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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And yet in February 2022, it was President Putin who ordered Russian troops to invade a sovereign neighbouring country, to force it back into Moscow's orbit.

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She has cooperated with Trump on several key measures, sending thousands of National Guard troops to fortify the northern border and transferring dozens of suspected cartel members wanted by the U.S.

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Mr Boulos said his country was also interested in exploring minerals in neighbouring Rwanda, but called on the country to first withdraw its troops from DR Congo and stop its support for the M23.

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Belarus hosts thousands of Russian troops and was used as a springboard for the failed February 2022 attempt to capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Trump claimed troops were used to force the state to increase the amount of water being pumped.

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