gendarmerie
noun
gen·dar·mer·ie
zhän-ˈdär-mə-rē 
jän-
variants
or gendarmery
plural gendarmeries
: a body of gendarmes
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French authorities have launched a massive emergency response, deploying 1,600 police and gendarmerie officers to assist the population and prevent looting.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Security measures are in place, with police, gendarmerie and army personnel patrolling the area.
—NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
The gendarmerie, special forces, and other security forces were all here.
—Suzan Fraser, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the government did put forth some security sector reforms, including the creation of a rural paramilitary gendarmerie force.
—Ralph H. Espach, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2014
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Security measures are in place, with police, gendarmerie and army personnel patrolling the area.
—NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
The gendarmerie, special forces, and other security forces were all here.
—Suzan Fraser, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the government did put forth some security sector reforms, including the creation of a rural paramilitary gendarmerie force.
—Ralph H. Espach, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2014
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gendarmerie. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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