Both Uses
contingent
in
Killing Lincoln
(Edited)
- His employment is contingent on moving the right scenes at the right time.
p. 191.6 *contingent = dependent
- He saw the confusion on Dr. Leale's face as the contingent inched across Tenth Street, and witnessed the way Dr. Leale stopped every few feet and poked his finger into Lincoln's skull to keep the blood flowing.
p. 225.6 *contingent = 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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)