as in police
a body of officers of the law
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Recent Examples of police force
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a contract extension for the Sheriff’s Office to provide services in Isleton, which dissolved its police force in 2012 due to financial restraints.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Ross is the newest and heaviest member of Nashville's police force.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
No local or state police force, no matter how underfunded or poorly managed, would operate in this way because police departments teach their officers the dangers of using disproportionate force when their lives are not being put at risk.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Her father worked as a salesman at an equipment manufacturing company while her mother worked for the Nara police force.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Ross is the newest and heaviest member of Nashville's police force.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
No local or state police force, no matter how underfunded or poorly managed, would operate in this way because police departments teach their officers the dangers of using disproportionate force when their lives are not being put at risk.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Her father worked as a salesman at an equipment manufacturing company while her mother worked for the Nara police force.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
Noun
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In 2014, a federal jury awarded Restivo and Halstead $18 million each in their civil case against Nassau County and police investigators.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Alison Catlow, a coroner’s officer for Greater Manchester police, told the inquest Hatton had last been seen by his family two days before his death.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The decision was made on the advice of West Midlands Police, the constabulary with responsibility for overseeing security at the match.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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