Definition of "gaggle" []

• A flock of geese. See Synonyms at flock1. (noun)
• A cluster or group: "A gaggle of photographers huddled on the sidewalk beside a swelling crowd of onlookers” ( Gioia Diliberto). (noun)

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• "That happened just a few moments ago in what we call the gaggle this morning with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow."
• "It was about 11: 05 this morning, while while we were asking questions of Mr. Fleischer -- as we always do in the morning -- what we call the gaggle -- Gordon Johndroe, who is an assistant who works for Mr. Fleischer, came in and handed him a Post-it note it, and on that note it said, We must evacuate this section of the West Wing."
• "If this gaggle is key to anything, it's doomed from the start!"