variants
or gendarmery
as in soldiers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples of gendarmerie in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
After a night at the gendarmerie, he was sent to a nearby prison that was notorious for overcrowding, drug use and suicide.
—
Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
In response to the growing threat of internal insurrection, King Boris III’s government deployed the gendarmerie to stamp out the partisan threat.
—Kristen Ghodsee, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2015
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the bodies that investigate misconduct in the police and the gendarmerie had received 10 referrals related to the protests.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
More than 5,000 vehicles were burned, over 1,000 properties damaged or looted, and 250 police stations or gendarmeries attacked in scenes seemingly unmatched since a three-week-long uprising in 2005.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for gendarmerie 
Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
In response to the growing threat of internal insurrection, King Boris III’s government deployed the gendarmerie to stamp out the partisan threat.
—Kristen Ghodsee, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2015
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the bodies that investigate misconduct in the police and the gendarmerie had received 10 referrals related to the protests.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
More than 5,000 vehicles were burned, over 1,000 properties damaged or looted, and 250 police stations or gendarmeries attacked in scenes seemingly unmatched since a three-week-long uprising in 2005.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for gendarmerie
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'gendarmerie.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to gendarmerie
Thesaurus Entries Near gendarmerie
Cite this Entry
“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarmerie. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share