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
Recent Examples on the Web
If the Supreme Court reverses the 9th Circuit in a case lawyers are arguing today, city officials and their police forces in the Western states could remove homeless encampments from sidewalks, parks or other public areas.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Victor Herrera, the head of the police force for Guayaquil, was mulling whether to give the order to breach.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
As the national army was pummeled, each region’s own special police forces were expanded, provided with heavy weapons, and turned into de facto ethnic armies.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The federal government is prohibited from using the National Guard as a civilian police force (unless authorized by the invocation of a law like the Insurrection Act).
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The fact that one of his cousins lost his life fighting for the rebels during the uprising doesn’t blind him to the danger posed by the thousands of men who’d procured guns and taken over public buildings and roads in the absence of a state army and police force.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
With just around 100 residents and 40 homes, the island has its own mayor and police force, which patrols by land and sea.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Spanish police forces will deploy 2,000 extra officers to boost security in the capital for its two games, government spokesperson Pilar Alegria told reporters Tuesday.
—Jay Marques, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
George, who had been with the police force for 10 years at the time of the shooting, could not be reached for comment.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Victor Herrera, the head of the police force for Guayaquil, was mulling whether to give the order to breach.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
As the national army was pummeled, each region’s own special police forces were expanded, provided with heavy weapons, and turned into de facto ethnic armies.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The federal government is prohibited from using the National Guard as a civilian police force (unless authorized by the invocation of a law like the Insurrection Act).
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The fact that one of his cousins lost his life fighting for the rebels during the uprising doesn’t blind him to the danger posed by the thousands of men who’d procured guns and taken over public buildings and roads in the absence of a state army and police force.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
With just around 100 residents and 40 homes, the island has its own mayor and police force, which patrols by land and sea.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Spanish police forces will deploy 2,000 extra officers to boost security in the capital for its two games, government spokesperson Pilar Alegria told reporters Tuesday.
—Jay Marques, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
George, who had been with the police force for 10 years at the time of the shooting, could not be reached for comment.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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