ROGUES’ GALLERY


Meaning of ROGUES’ GALLERY in English

1.

A ~ is a collection of photographs of criminals that is kept by the police and used when they want to identify someone. (JOURNALISM)

...a Rogues’ Gallery of juvenile crime gangs.

N-SING: oft N of n

2.

You can refer to a group of people or things that you consider undesirable as a ~. (JOURNALISM)

He and others in the rogues gallery of international terrorists may be running out of time.

N-SING: oft N of n disapproval

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