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police force

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Definition of police force

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 Students have promised deep institutional changes that would make the struggle possible — overhaul of the police force and the judiciary to make sure officers and prosecutors with impeccable careers forge forward. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 The police force has been heavily infiltrated by the far-right National Rally party. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026 This sense of a turning point imbues individual actions with a larger purpose and drives protesters to confront a police force intent on clearing the streets by whatever means necessary. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026 Milner, Georgia, City Manager Tausha Grose told the city council Monday night that the town's entire full-time police force and most of its part-time volunteer officers have resigned. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police force

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Despite a one-time $75 billion infusion from Congress, ICE remains heavily dependent on local police to find people subject to deportation and turn them over.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Over the past four weeks, London’s Southwark Crown Court was told that the 2023 reporting was the catalyst for six women making police complaints against Brand, four of which resulted in convictions on Thursday.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

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Meanwhile, police forces across the country have transformed from lightly armed constabularies to small-scale armies.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Several British constabularies have added EVs to their fleets for urban policing duties, often using models such as the Hyundai Kona Electric, Nissan Leaf and the BMW i3.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026

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