Plural of contingent

regular plural

The plural of contingent is contingents.

Forms of contingent

Caribbean contingents can be relied on for color.2024 July 25, Jason Farago, “Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry gele
The Independence celebrations were coming, contingents of police had to be drilled and blancoed and starched before proceeding to Kuala Lumpur to represent the state.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 604. From the entry blanco
But as long as the folksy and brainy contingents stay on opposite sides of the dance floor, we can look forward to a lot more of this.2025 November 25, Adam Mastroianni, “Secrets of the ancient memelords: or: pedants 'n' pinheads”, in Experimental History [Substack…. From the entry folksy
Small contingents of Russian troops across the country have tried to train the Syrian army into a more professional force (the rout in Aleppo suggests those efforts have gone poorly).2024 December 4, “Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is in mortal danger”, in The Economist, →ISSN. From the entry rout

noun An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.
noun That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
noun A quota of troops.

What is the plural of contingent?: The plural of contingent is contingents.
Is contingent countable?: Contingent is a countable noun.

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