as in policemen
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
the senator reiterated his conviction that it is not the role of the United States to be a kind of global gendarme
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Recent Examples of gendarmes
Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
—Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The government tapped its operational reserve of 25,000 — composed mainly of ex-military or former gendarmes — to relieve its tired officers and bolster border security.
—ABC News, 15 July 2016
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
—Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The government tapped its operational reserve of 25,000 — composed mainly of ex-military or former gendarmes — to relieve its tired officers and bolster border security.
—ABC News, 15 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarmes
Noun
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However, her personable commanding officer Majid (Shafi al-Harthi) sees the value in her perspective when a high school student’s body turns up in the desert, and Nawal discerns clues from details which the policemen overlook, from the girl’s manicure to the embroidery on her abaya.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Eight policemen and at least four civilians died.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Noun
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There was already a large police presence at the scene, including off-duty officers working for the festival, and some officers heard the shots.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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As officers still watched, without approaching due to the possibility that the suspect was armed with a gun, the homeowner came out onto their porch and appeared to be shouting at the suspect.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The buddy cops’ zesty chemistry goes out on a high as Detective Campbell and Lieutenant Cole bicker next to ambulance at the film’s end.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
5 June 2026
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Pena lives in Mott Haven, more than five miles from the 50th Precinct stationhouse, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Gendarmes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarmes. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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