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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A number of fires were lit and official police vehicles damaged, the police force said in a statement.
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Olivia Fletcher / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 July 2024
Jeffrey Clark and others have been working on plans to impose a version of the Insurrection Act that would allow the President to dispatch troops to serve as a national police force.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
At stake is the chance to lead the country’s third-largest local police force at a crucial time in its history.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
The founders believed citizens of a republic must vote, serve in the local militia (the functions of which have now been taken over by professionals in modern police forces and the U.S. military), and serve on juries.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
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Olivia Fletcher / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 July 2024
Jeffrey Clark and others have been working on plans to impose a version of the Insurrection Act that would allow the President to dispatch troops to serve as a national police force.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
At stake is the chance to lead the country’s third-largest local police force at a crucial time in its history.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
The founders believed citizens of a republic must vote, serve in the local militia (the functions of which have now been taken over by professionals in modern police forces and the U.S. military), and serve on juries.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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