GENDARMES Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

gendarmes

noun

plural of gendarme

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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civilians

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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. —

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

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
Eight policemen and at least four civilians died.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026