as in police
a body of officers of the law
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Recent Examples of police force
Some members of the Capitol and D.C. police forces who testified for the Jan. 6 committee were also issued pardons.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
For example, Doom's police force is the Thor Corp: an army of Thors from alternate universes.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
La Policia Nacional, the country’s national police force, said a male friend who was with Konanki around the time of her disappearance is under investigation.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
The protests that shut down Serbia’s capital were fiery but mostly peaceful, in no small part due to a police force that understood the entire government’s fate rested on its restraint.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
For example, Doom's police force is the Thor Corp: an army of Thors from alternate universes.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
La Policia Nacional, the country’s national police force, said a male friend who was with Konanki around the time of her disappearance is under investigation.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
The protests that shut down Serbia’s capital were fiery but mostly peaceful, in no small part due to a police force that understood the entire government’s fate rested on its restraint.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Putin so police in Italy — which is one of the 125 ICC member states — would have be forced to detain him.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Francis attempted to flee from police during the traffic stop but was captured after a short foot chase, court records show.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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