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
Trump’s 30-day emergency authority taking over the city’s police force expired last week, although National Guard troops are expected to continue patrols through November.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Maintaining a federalized police force beyond 30 days requires action from Congress.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Robbery, burglary, and larceny are at 25-year lows, while murder is at a six-year low, the police force said.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
In The Long Walk, based on King's 1979 novel, Hamill now plays the Major, the leader of a Gestapo-esque police force in a dystopian vision of America ruled by a dictator.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Maintaining a federalized police force beyond 30 days requires action from Congress.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Robbery, burglary, and larceny are at 25-year lows, while murder is at a six-year low, the police force said.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
In The Long Walk, based on King's 1979 novel, Hamill now plays the Major, the leader of a Gestapo-esque police force in a dystopian vision of America ruled by a dictator.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
Noun
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California state police were exempt from the face mask ban.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The group looted Heller Jewelers, located at the City Center Bishop Ranch shopping mall, on Monday afternoon and was armed with at least three guns, according to police.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 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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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
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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