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Police force

(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

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    (law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

    "He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia."

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constabularynounA police force.
policenoun(law enforcement) A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
lawnoun(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
constablerynounObsolete form of constabulary. [A police force.]
police departmentnoun(law enforcement) Police force, especially a local or regional branch of a national police force.
police servicenoun(law enforcement) Police force.
constabularienounObsolete form of constabulary. [A police force.]
constabulatorynoun(obsolete) A constabulary.
constablenoun(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.
copsnoun(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.
const.noun(law) Alternative letter-case form of const., abbreviation of Constitution. [(programming) A variable whose value cannot be changed directly.]
cons.nounAbbreviation of constant. [That which is permanent or invariable.]
police chiefnounThe head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government.
police officernounA peace officer who is a member of a police force.
forcenounAbility to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
polisnoun(historical) A Greek city-state.
constabnoun(chiefly Caribbean) A police officer.
uniformnounA distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
chief constablenoun(British) The chief of police of most territorial UK police forces, except the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police.
state policenoun(US, Australia, law enforcement) The police force belonging to the state (subnational) government, as contrasted with federal, county, or municipal law enforcement.

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