contingent

US /kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/

UK /kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/

1.

subject to chance.

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the contingent nature of the job

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chance accidental fortuitous possible unforeseen unforeseeable unexpected unpredicted unpredictable unanticipated unlooked-for random haphazard

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predictable

2.

occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.

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resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire agreement

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dependent conditional

1.

a group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group.

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a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference

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group party body band set deputation delegation mission detachment unit division squadron section company corps cohort bunch gang

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contingency