No. 12,614 in Russian
контингента
"Контингента" in English means "contingent" or "quota," referring to a group, allocation, or share of people or resources.
In a sentence
В школе обучается большой контингент учеников.
The school educates a large contingent of students.
Here, 'контингент' ('contingent') refers to a specific group of individuals that constitute the population being described.
Контингент работников был тщательно подобран для нового проекта.
The workforce contingent was carefully selected for the new project.
In this phrase, 'контингент' ('contingent') indicates the group of workers assigned or selected for a particular task or project.
Для участия в конференции был приглашён широкий контингент специалистов.
A wide contingent of specialists was invited to participate in the conference.
Here, 'контингент' ('contingent') describes a various and comprehensive group of professionals invited and assembled for an event.
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