Contingent and Force

Contingent

Contingent noun - A temporary military unit.

Usage example: the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent

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Force and contingent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Force" instead a noun "Contingent".

Nearby Words: contingency, contingently

Force noun - A body of persons at work or available for work.

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Contingent and force are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contingent" instead a noun "Force".

original	original contingent	original force
single	single contingent	single force
small	small contingent	small force
effective	effective contingent	effective force
Other adjectives: strong, entire, massive, large, main, personal, major, military, imperial, larger, primary, smaller, local, cosmic.

The posters for the WWE Invasion Pay Per View had half Vince McMahon and half Shane McMahon, since the invading force was the WCW/ECW contingent led by Shane.

Source: Juxtaposed Halves Shot
The posters for the WWE Invasion PPV had half Vince McMahon and half Shane McMahon, since the invading force was the WCW/ECW contingent led by Shane.

Source: Wrestling / WWE
This trope is also the driving force for Cap rejecting the Superhuman Registration Act, as he leads a contingent of heroes who don't approve of the Act.

Source: Comic Book / Captain America

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