(~s)
1.
A ~ is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
Anthony was ordered to return to his ~...
He joined the second ~ of the Grenadier Guards.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ of people is a large group of them, especially a well-organized, efficient group that has a particular task to do.
There were ~s of highly paid publicists to see that such news didn’t make the press.
= horde
N-COUNT: N of n