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Police

[pəˈliːs]

A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.

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📖 Definitions of "Police"

noun

1
A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.
"Call the police!"
2
A police officer.
3
People who seek to enforce norms or standards.
"thought police"
4
The duty of cleaning up.

verb

1
To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
"Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game."
2
To clean up an area.
3
To enforce norms or standards upon.
"to police a person's identity"

🔄 Synonyms of "Police"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lawnoun	(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
constabularynoun	A police force.
patrolnoun	(law enforcement) The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
police forcenoun	(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Police"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
police forcenoun	(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.
constabularynoun	A police force.
patrolnoun	(law enforcement) The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
lawnoun	(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
law-enforcement	Alternative form of law enforcement.
copsnoun	(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.
gardanoun	A member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer
carabinierinoun	The national gendarmerie of Italy.
gendarmenoun	A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
gendarmerienoun	A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
mountiesnoun	the federal police force of canada
policemannoun	(law enforcement) A police officer, usually a male.
patrolmannoun	A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision.
rcmpnoun	(Canada, law enforcement) Initialism of Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
psninoun	(law enforcement, Northern Ireland) Initialism of Police Service of Northern Ireland, created in 2001 as a successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).
constablenoun	(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
commissariatnoun	The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.
guardsnoun	(Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force.
militianoun	An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
officernoun	One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.