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contingent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contingent on, contingent upon, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on |
| Derivation | contingency |
arms sales contingent on the approval of congress.
contingent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | detail |
| Type of | military group, force, military force, military unit |
the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent.
contingent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | gathering, assemblage |
each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics.
contingent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | contingency |
they had to plan for contingent expenses.
contingent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | contingency |
the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain.
Examples of contingent
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Adam Przeworski pointed out that democracy is a contingent outcome of conflicts.
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Wednesday's soggy contingent of laborers was evenly split between men and women.
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Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation.
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A sizeable German contingent in the crowd clanged their cowbells in celebration.
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The city last week made its smoking ban contingent on the county enacting a ban.
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In addition to the large media contingent, spectators are filling the courtroom.
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Former Western Kentucky distance ace Jef Scott, 37, led the Kentucky contingent.
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Vicki Sageser, a former UK cheerleader, is one of the Energizers'50s contingent.
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India's valley-dwellers represent just one contingent in a much larger diaspora.
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- Possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"
- A gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
- A temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
- Determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
- Uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
- (contingence) eventuality: a possible event or occurrence or result
- In philosophy and logic, contingency is the status of propositions that are neither true under every possible valuation (i.e. tautologies) nor false under every possible valuation (i.e. contradictions). A contingent proposition is neither necessarily true nor necessarily false. ...
- An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency; That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; a quota of troops; Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; ...
- (contingently) In a contingent manner; without foresight
