gendarmerie

noun

gen·​dar·​mer·​ie zhän-ˈdär-mə-rē How to pronounce gendarmerie (audio)
jän-
variants or gendarmery
plural gendarmeries
: a body of gendarmes

Examples of gendarmerie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024 But the driver sensed something wrong and brought him to the gendarmerie police. Nancy Ing, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023 After a night at the gendarmerie, he was sent to a nearby prison that was notorious for overcrowding, drug use and suicide. Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023 In response to the growing threat of internal insurrection, King Boris III’s government deployed the gendarmerie to stamp out the partisan threat. Kristen Ghodsee, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2015 See all Example Sentences for gendarmerie 

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Word History

Etymology

French gendarmerie, from gendarme

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gendarmerie was in 1795

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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gendarmerie. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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