An organized squad of cheerleaders.

(chiefly US, informal, derogatory, idiomatic) A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.

(US) A team that has been split for this reason

(US) police who arrested beggars and homeless people

(cricket) the group of players who go on a tour as a pool from which teams are selected for individual matches

A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral.

An armed group that carries out clandestine killings.

(military) A squad of inept recruits assembled for special drill. / A group of inept or incompetent individuals in an organization.

A police section specializing in fraud.

(US, historical) A police intelligence unit specializing in infiltrating, conducting countermeasures, and gathering intelligence on political and social groups.