Synonyms of constabulary

constabulary

noun

as in police

a body of officers of the law

all members of the local constabulary were on the alert for the escaped convict

Synonyms & Similar Words

• police
• force
• policeman
• man
• finest
• cop
• constable
• police force
• officer
• fuzz
• heat
• trooper
• copper
• gendarme
• policewoman
• bull
• police officer
• bobby
• peeler
• shamus
• bluecoat

Example Sentences

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. — 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