squad

Universal Words pl.v.] 1 a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime: the drugs / fraud squad * an anti-terrorist squad seealsoFLYINGSQUAD 2 (in sport) a group of players or competitors from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match: the Olympic / national squad * They still have not named their squad for the World Cup qualifier * the under-21 squad * a 15-man squad 3 a small group of soldiers working or being trained together seealsoFIRINGSQUAD 4 a group of people who kill their opponents, usually for political reasons: a death / hit / assassination squad