0 a group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force: --
1 depending on something else in the future in order to happen: --
2 a group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force: --
The conservative contingent walked out of the convention when their plan was rejected.
3 depending on or influenced by something else: --
4 depending on something else in the future in order to happen: --
Several contingents have been so supplied with instructors with very satisfactory results.
Agreement in principle has now been reached on the selection of seven further national contingents.
The senior and junior officers' training corps contingents were instituted in 1908; the cadet corps were first officially recognised in 1910.
The provision of more detailed information on individual contingents would involve disproportionate cost and effort.
Most other contributors have agreed to reinforce their contingents.
The number of school contingents in the officers' training corps at its inception was 120 and is now 165.
I think that we are right in taking the view that peace-keeping should be based on the supply of national contingents.
I think it has shown that the system of national contingents does not work.
