uppbåd

Swedish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from German Aufgebot. First attested in 1652.

Noun

uppbåd n

1. a large group of people mobilized for some purpose (often police or military, but also more general)

   Det var ett stort polisuppbåd vid brottsplatsen

   There was a heavy police presence at the crime scene

Declension

Declension of uppbåd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	uppbåd	uppbådet	uppbåd	uppbåden
Genitive	uppbåds	uppbådets	uppbåds	uppbådens

Derived terms

• pressuppbåd

Related terms

• uppbåda

See also

• pådrag

References

• uppbåd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• uppbåd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• uppbåd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)