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▸ noun: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group ("Each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics")
▸ noun: a temporary military unit ("The peace-keeping force includes one British contingent")
▸ adjective: possible but not certain to occur ("They had to plan for contingent expenses")
▸ adjective: uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances ("The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain- George Eliot")
▸ adjective: determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established ("Arms sales contingent on the approval of congress")
▸ Also see contingents
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▸ noun: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group ("Each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics")
▸ noun: a temporary military unit ("The peace-keeping force includes one British contingent")
▸ adjective: possible but not certain to occur ("They had to plan for contingent expenses")
▸ adjective: uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances ("The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain- George Eliot")
▸ adjective: determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established ("Arms sales contingent on the approval of congress")
▸ Also see contingents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to contingent
▸ Usage examples for contingent
▸ Idioms related to contingent (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing contingent
▸ Popular nouns described by contingent
▸ Words that often appear near contingent
▸ Rhymes of contingent
▸ Invented words related to contingent