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
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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In an interview with NBC News on Friday, Jukes said that his police force is used to dealing with complex threats but that the current situation is uniquely challenging.
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Tom Winter, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
The recently formed Racial Disparities Review Committee comes nearly 13 years after a federal judge ruled that the stop-and-frisk tactics of the nation’s largest police force violated the constitutional rights of minorities.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
The police force has extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to northwest London after attacks in the past month on synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and a Persian-language media organization critical of Iran’s government.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
The police force has deployed extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to northwest London after attacks in the last month on synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and a Persian-language media organization critical of Iran’s government.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Tom Winter, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
The recently formed Racial Disparities Review Committee comes nearly 13 years after a federal judge ruled that the stop-and-frisk tactics of the nation’s largest police force violated the constitutional rights of minorities.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
The police force has extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to northwest London after attacks in the past month on synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and a Persian-language media organization critical of Iran’s government.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
The police force has deployed extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to northwest London after attacks in the last month on synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and a Persian-language media organization critical of Iran’s government.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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