cohort

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A group of people supporting the same thing or person.

   • A sin, an instant of rebellious pride of the intellect, made Lucifer and a third part of the cohorts of angels fall from their glory.
   • A lost dog? — Yes. No succoring cohort surges to the relief. A gang of boys, perhaps, may give chase, but assuredly not in kindness.
2. 2

   A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a…

   A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.

   • The 18–24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings.
   • The elderly are market segments, by generations or microgenerations within age cohorts or by historical experience as personality types.
3. 3

   Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six…

   Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).

   • Holonym: legion
   • Meronyms: maniple, century
   • Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region.
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   1. 4

      An accomplice

      An accomplice; abettor; associate.

      • He was able to plea down his sentence by revealing the names of three of his cohorts, as well as the source of the information.
   2. 5

      Any band or body of warriors.

      • He ceas’d; and th’ Archangelic Power prepar’d / For ſwift deſcent, with him the Cohort bright / Of watchful Cherubim; […]
   3. 6

      A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.

   4. 7

      A colleague.

   5. 8

      A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of…

      A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.

      • The students in my cohort for my organic chemistry class this year are not up to snuff. Last year's cohort scored much higher averages on the mid-term.
   6. 9

      To associate with such a group.

   7. 10

      A fan of American author Colleen Hoover (born 1979).

      • To the CoHorts for your unrivaled support.
      • Fans — they call themselves “CoHorts” — get tattoos inspired by her work and vote her books to the top of reader polls.

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