police force
noun
: a body of trained officers entrusted by a government with maintenance of public peace and order, enforcement of laws, and prevention and detection of crime
Examples of police force in a Sentence
He joined the local police force.
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Set in the years preceding the handover, the film details the early power struggles and systemic corruption within the police force that set the stage for the original franchise.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026
But among the police force’s targets was the vehicle of a journalist.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Extrajudicial killings spread across the country when Duterte became president and Dela Rosa ascended the upper echelons of the national police force, according to Human Rights Watch.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Dela Rosa also once headed the police force in the southern city of Davao, where Duterte was a longtime mayor and built a political name for his extra-tough approach to crime.
—Joeal Calupitan, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026
But among the police force’s targets was the vehicle of a journalist.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Extrajudicial killings spread across the country when Duterte became president and Dela Rosa ascended the upper echelons of the national police force, according to Human Rights Watch.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Dela Rosa also once headed the police force in the southern city of Davao, where Duterte was a longtime mayor and built a political name for his extra-tough approach to crime.
—Joeal Calupitan, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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