Defenition of the word contingent
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Defenition of the word contingent
- A quota of troops furnished.
- uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
- possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"
- a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
- determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
- a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent"
- a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
- a temporary military unit
- uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
- determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
- possible but not certain to occur
Synonyms for the word contingent
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- body
- conditional
- contingent on
- delegation
- dependant on
- dependent
- dependent on
- depending on
- deputation
- detail
- group
- party
- quota
- reliant
- share
- subject
Similar words in the contingent
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- conditional
- contingent
- contingents
- possible
- uncertain
Hypernyms for the word contingent
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- assemblage
- force
- gathering
- military force
- military group
- military unit
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