police force
noun
: a body of trained officers entrusted by a government with maintenance of public peace and order, enforcement of laws, and prevention and detection of crime
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He joined the local police force.
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article The Plainville community is in mourning after losing a longtime member of its police force on Saturday.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Where is the backing for adequate police protection, i.e., funding for a viable police force?
—Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
Officials with the new interim Syrian government, headed by the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, are racing to set up courts and police forces to address decades of grievances.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
This is just a partial list of how the Israeli police force has been politicized under National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Where is the backing for adequate police protection, i.e., funding for a viable police force?
—Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
Officials with the new interim Syrian government, headed by the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, are racing to set up courts and police forces to address decades of grievances.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
This is just a partial list of how the Israeli police force has been politicized under National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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