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1. (警察、军队或军用车辆的)分遣队,小分队
A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
2. 代表团;代表队;代表群体
A contingent is a group of people representing a country or organization at a meeting or other event.
3. 取决于…的;由…决定的
If something is contingent on something else, the first thing depends on the second in order to happen or exist.