POLICE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

police 1 of 2

noun

as in law

the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police

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as in constabulary

a body of officers of the law the National Guard will serve as backup for the metropolitan police in the event of violent protests

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police

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verb

as in to control

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Noun

In 1988, Congress finally passed a law generally banning private employers from requiring the test, though some government agencies still turn to it for screening, and police may use it on suspects as an investigative tool under certain circumstances. —

Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 At least two people were killed in St. Petersburg during the storm, police said. —

NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024

Verb

Tariffs and policing prices The other troubling approach is Harris’ support for policing pricing practices at grocery stores. —

Veronique De Rugy, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024 Authorities in Tennessee have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman who police allege was abducted while exercising on a popular hiking trail this week. —

Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for police

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