Posse Comitatus

Posse comitatus may refer to:

  • Posse comitatus (common law), the authority of a law officer to conscript any able-bodied males to assist him
  • Posse Comitatus Act, a United States federal law prohibiting members of the military from exercising powers that maintain "law and order" on non-federal property
  • Posse Comitatus (organization), a loosely organized far right social movement that opposes the United States federal government and believes in localism
  • "Posse Comitatus", a ninth-season episode of the TV series JAG
  • "Posse Comitatus" (The West Wing), the third season finale of the TV series The West Wing
  • "Posse Comitatus", 1930s slang expression meaning "Everybody and his brother."

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Famous quotes containing the word posse:

    “Peering, I heard the hooves come down the hill.
    The posse passed, twelve horse; the leader’s face
    Was worn as limestone on an ancient sill.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)