Posse (, ) is a shortened form of posse comitatus, a group of people summoned to assist law enforcement. The term is also used colloquially to mean a group of friends or associates. Posse may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Posse (1975 film), an American Western produced and directed by and starring Kirk Douglas Posse (1993 film), a revisionist Western directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)", a 2001 single by German band Scooter Posse (band), an American indie rock band started in 2010 in Seattle
Other uses Posse (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse Posse (surname), including a list of people with the name Posse, Goiás, a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Goiás Posse Foundation, a US nonprofit organization that identifies, recruits, and trains student leaders from public high schools to form multicultural teams POSSE project (Portable Open Source Security Elements), a software security initiative POSSE, a social web and IndieWeb abbreviation for "Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere", a strategy for content producers. Jamaican posse, a loose coalition of street gangs
See also Posse comitatus (disambiguation) Posse cut, a type of hip hop song that involves successive verses by four or more rappers.