n. 25B6; adjective
the merger is contingent on government approval : DEPENDENT ON, conditional on, subject to, determined by, hinging on, resting on.
contingent events : CHANCE, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseeable, unpredictable, random, haphazard.
25B6; noun
a contingent of Japanese businessmen : GROUP, party, body, band, company, cohort, deputation, delegation; informal bunch, gang.
a contingent of marines : DETACHMENT, unit, group.