cortege

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as in entourage
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent

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as in procession
a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks

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“Cortege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cortege. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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