gendarmerie

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noun gen·dar·mer·ie \ zhän-ˈdär-mə-rē , jän- \

variants: or gendarmery

Definition of gendarmerie

plural gendarmeries

:a body of gendarmes

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In the Timbuktu attack, the mission said five Malian security guards and a Malian contractor working for the mission were killed along with a member of the Malian gendarmerie.

— edith m. lederer, chicagotribune.com, "Gunmen attack U.N. base in Mali, killing 7 and wounding 7," 14 Aug. 2017
In the Timbuktu attack, the mission said five Malian security guards and a Malian contractor working for the mission were killed along with a member of the Malian gendarmerie.

— edith m. lederer, The Seattle Times, "Gunmen attack UN base in Mali, killing 7 and wounding 7," 14 Aug. 2017
The 10-person panel emphasized cooperation across divisions amid representatives from the gendarmerie, maritime forces, fire and regional security services.

— rhonda richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Cannes: Festival President, Mayor Tout Heightened Security Measures," 16 May 2017
Anadolu Agency said gendarmerie police and special operations teams detained an undisclosed number of Uighurs during the raids.

— dusan stojanovic, Orange County Register, "Turkey closing in on nightclub gunman, official says," 5 Jan. 2017
In the wake of the coup attempt, the government has moved to bring the gendarmerie, a military-style police force, which participated in the plot, and the Coast Guard, under the control of the Interior Ministry, not the military.

— tim arango and ceylan yeginsu, New York Times, "Failed Turkish Coup Accelerated a Purge Years in the Making JULY 22, 2016," 28 July 2016
Units from across Turkey’s armed forces, including the air force, the army and the gendarmerie, a military-style police force, worked simultaneously.

— tim arango, ceylan yeginsu and ben hubbard, New York Times, "The Arc of a Coup Attempt in Turkey," 18 July 2016

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Origin and Etymology of gendarmerie

French gendarmerie, from gendarme

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