The Only Use of
contingent
in
Ender's Game
- The direction I fire my gun is the direction of their main contingent.
p. 100.9contingent = group of soldiers
Definitions:
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(1)
(contingent as in: contingent upon) to be determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established
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(2)
(contingent as in: the Canadian contingent) a sub-group united by something in commonin various senses, including:
- a squad of soldiers sent to do a job
- members of an association at a convention of many associations
- all the women at a meeting with women and men