transcription, транскрипция: [ kəntɪndʒ(ə)nt ]
( contingents)
1.
A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them. ( FORMAL )
There were contingents from the navies of virtually all EU countries.
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N of n
2.
A contingent is a group of people representing a country or organization at a meeting or other event. ( FORMAL )
The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes...
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft adj N
3.
If something is contingent on something else, the first thing depends on the second in order to happen or exist. ( FORMAL )
In effect, growth is contingent on improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population.
= dependent
ADJ : usu ADJ on/upon n / -ing