troop

[Troop]

A troop is a squad or team of soldiers. Your great grandfather might claim that his was the first army troop to march into France during World War II.

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A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

Noun
a group of soldiers

Noun
a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

Noun
an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"

Noun
a unit of girl or boy scouts

Verb
move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room"

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Verb
march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"

n.
A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

n.
Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.

n.
Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.

n.
A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

n.
A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

v. i.
To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

v. i.
To march on; to go forward in haste.

Troop

Troop , n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. þorp a hamlet, village, G. dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. Troupe.] 1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

That which should accompany old age -- As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends -- I must not look to have.

2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.

Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars.

His troops moved to victory with the precision of machines.

3. (Mil.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery. 4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. W. Coxe. 5. (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

Troop

Troop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trooped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trooping.] 1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. "Armies . . . troop to their standard." Milton. 2. To march on; to go forward in haste.

Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men.

A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

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Usage Examples

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort.

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Other Usage Examples

My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom's cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop.

Our moral authority is as important, if not more important, than our troop strength or our high-tech weapons. We are rapidly losing that moral authority, not only in the Arab world but all over the world.