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contingent
noun [C] (GROUP) /kənˈtɪn·dʒənt/Definition
› a group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force: The conservative contingent walked out of the convention when their plan was rejected.
(Definition of contingent noun (GROUP) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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