police force

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Noun

police force (plural police forces)

1. (law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

   Synonyms: police department, police service, police

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

Related terms

• police department
• police service

Translations

• French: forces de l'ordre
• German: Polizeitruppe, Polizeiapparat, Polizeikräfte
• Spanish: carabineros, cuerpo de policía, fuerza pública

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