Cohort vs. Legion — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cohort and Legion
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Cohort
An ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion.
Legion
The major unit of the Roman army consisting of 3,000 to 6,000 infantry troops and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
Cohort
A group of people with a shared characteristic
A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation
Legion
A large military unit trained for combat; an army.
Cohort
A supporter or companion
Young Jack arrived with three of his cohorts
A long-time cohort of the band
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Legion
A large number; a multitude.
Cohort
A group or band of people.
Legion
Often Legion A national organization of former members of the armed forces.
Cohort
A companion or associate.
Legion
Constituting a large number; multitudinous
Her admirers were legion. His mistakes were legion.
Cohort
A generational group as defined in demographics, statistics, or market research
“The cohort of people aged 30 to 39 ... were more conservative” (American Demographics).
Legion
Numerous; vast; very great in number
Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion.
Dissatisfied customers and their legion complaints
Cohort
One of the 10 divisions of a Roman legion, consisting of 300 to 600 men.
Legion
The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
Cohort
A group of soldiers.
Legion
(military) A combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery, including historical units such as the British Legion, and present-day units such as the Spanish Legion and the French Foreign Legion.
Cohort
A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
Legion
(military) A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.
Cohort
(statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
The 18-24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings.
Legion
(often Legion or the Legion) A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the American Legion.
Cohort
Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).
Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region.
Legion
A large number of people; a multitude.
Cohort
An accomplice; abettor; associate.
He was able to plea down his sentence by revealing the names of three of his cohorts, as well as the source of the information.
Legion
(often plural) A great number.
Cohort
Any band or body of warriors.
Legion
A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.
Cohort
(taxonomy) A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
Legion
(transitive) To form into legions.
Cohort
A colleague.
Legion
A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, - from about four thousand to about six thousand men, - the cavalry being about one tenth.
Cohort
A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.
The students in my cohort for my organic chemistry class this year are not up to snuff. Last year's cohort scored much higher averages on the mid-term.
Legion
A military force; an army; military bands.
Cohort
To associate with such a group
Legion
A great number; a multitude.
Where one sin has entered, legions will force their way through the same breach.
Cohort
A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
Legion
A group of orders inferior to a class.
Cohort
Any band or body of warriors.
With him the cohort brightOf watchful cherubim.
Legion
Archaic terms for army
Cohort
A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.
Legion
Association of ex-servicemen;
The American Legion
Cohort
A company of companions or supporters
Legion
A large military unit;
The French Foreign Legion
Cohort
A band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
Legion
A vast multitude
Cohort
A group people having approximately the same age
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