American English pronunciation
How to pronounce contingents
IPA transcription: [kən'tɪndʒənts]
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Noun
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a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
“each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics”
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a temporary military unit
“the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent”
Usage examples
- The Operation was successful with Indian and British Special Forces being the main contingents.
- The Governor General's Body Guard contributed volunteers for the Canadian contingents in the field.
- It was composed of various contingents raised from various parts of India.
- Aristotle, in his work "On Interpretation", had wrestled with the problem of future contingents.
- One of such contingents was under the command of Abu Bakr.
- All the contingents have elementary command colleges under them.