as in police
a body of officers of the law
all members of the local constabulary were on the alert for the escaped convict
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Recent Examples of constabulary
The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.
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Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
With Ida Engvoll as Rebecka, a Stockholm lawyer back in her small hometown after the death of a friend, and Eva Melander as Mella, chief inspector of the local constabulary, who appropriates her semi-formally to the force.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Angry protesters did not gather outside the local constabulary, decrying a witch hunt.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
They were made for zipping around on country lanes at a pace that feels criminal but won't raise concern with the constabulary.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 11 Mar. 2023
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Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
With Ida Engvoll as Rebecka, a Stockholm lawyer back in her small hometown after the death of a friend, and Eva Melander as Mella, chief inspector of the local constabulary, who appropriates her semi-formally to the force.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Angry protesters did not gather outside the local constabulary, decrying a witch hunt.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
They were made for zipping around on country lanes at a pace that feels criminal but won't raise concern with the constabulary.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 11 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constabulary
police
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Thomas then claimed police later told her that Kierra may have been dating another man.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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He was taken into custody and transported to Norwalk police headquarters, where he was charged with two counts of criminal attempt at assault on a police officer, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and first-degree threatening.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Constabulary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constabulary. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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