anti-police
adjective
an·ti-po·lice
ˌan-tē-pə-ˈlēs 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward the police
anti-police protests
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Police quickly contained the situation as around 150 mostly young demonstrators chanted anti-police slogans in a largely calm atmosphere.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Blue cities that lost historic numbers of police officers beginning in 2020 have yet to recover due to far-left, anti-police policies, a top leader of the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) said.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But on Tuesday, Cuomo struck a different tone, arguing the anti-police sentiment that took root in 2020 was dangerous.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
On June 12, the FBI raided their house, where agents found face masks, spray paint, a slingshot and a notebook with anti-police slogans in the Ford pickup.
—Victoria Elena Valenzuela, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Blue cities that lost historic numbers of police officers beginning in 2020 have yet to recover due to far-left, anti-police policies, a top leader of the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) said.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But on Tuesday, Cuomo struck a different tone, arguing the anti-police sentiment that took root in 2020 was dangerous.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
On June 12, the FBI raided their house, where agents found face masks, spray paint, a slingshot and a notebook with anti-police slogans in the Ford pickup.
—Victoria Elena Valenzuela, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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“Anti-police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-police. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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