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
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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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Laramie County Sheriff's Office Kozak was referring to budget cuts that city council members proposed in April, which would cut Denver's public safety budget by $8.4 million — about 1.9% of the police force's funds.
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 May 2024
Good Cop/Bad Cop (which will also stream on the Roku Channel) stars Leighton Meester and Luke Cook as a brother and sister who work together on the police force in a small Pacific Northwest city.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 May 2024
Good Cop/Bad Cop (which will also stream on the Roku Channel) stars Leighton Meester and Luke Cook as a brother and sister who work together on the police force in a small Pacific Northwest city.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for police force
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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