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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Examples of police force in a Sentence
He joined the local police force.
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Caban, appointed in July 2023, was the first Hispanic to hold the post in the history of the New York Police Department, the nation's largest police force.
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Jonathan Allen, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Don Cheadle co-stars as J.D. Hudson, one of the first Black detectives in Atlanta’s police force, who was also part of Ali’s security detail; Samuel L. Jackson as Atlanta crime boss Frank Moten; Terrence Howard as Jersey mafioso Cadillac Richie; and Taraji P. Henson as a mistress to Chicken Man.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
Months after hundreds of students were met by SWAT teams, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh began forming its own armed police force.
—Christine Spolar, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
Munich's police force said in a statement on social media that officers deployed to the scene encountered an armed 18-year-old suspect and engaged him in a shootout.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jonathan Allen, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Don Cheadle co-stars as J.D. Hudson, one of the first Black detectives in Atlanta’s police force, who was also part of Ali’s security detail; Samuel L. Jackson as Atlanta crime boss Frank Moten; Terrence Howard as Jersey mafioso Cadillac Richie; and Taraji P. Henson as a mistress to Chicken Man.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
Months after hundreds of students were met by SWAT teams, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh began forming its own armed police force.
—Christine Spolar, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
Munich's police force said in a statement on social media that officers deployed to the scene encountered an armed 18-year-old suspect and engaged him in a shootout.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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