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
Meanwhile, police officers are vilified by advocates and their political allies who recast offenders as victims of an oppressive police force.
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Pikachu could not be tamed, let alone caught by Turkish police forces at a protest this week.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
TVLine was first to report that Young Sheldon’s Zoe Perry — Laurie Metcalf’s real-life daughter — will appear in two Season 7 episodes as a cop who gives Jackie a hard time about considering rejoining the police force at her age.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
In February, an NYPD administrative judge recommended that Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera be removed from the police force without benefits after finding that Rivera broke the law, violated NYPD use-of-force protocols, and lied to cover up his culpability in the 2019 killing of Allan Feliz.
—Lourdes Rosado, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Pikachu could not be tamed, let alone caught by Turkish police forces at a protest this week.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
TVLine was first to report that Young Sheldon’s Zoe Perry — Laurie Metcalf’s real-life daughter — will appear in two Season 7 episodes as a cop who gives Jackie a hard time about considering rejoining the police force at her age.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
In February, an NYPD administrative judge recommended that Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera be removed from the police force without benefits after finding that Rivera broke the law, violated NYPD use-of-force protocols, and lied to cover up his culpability in the 2019 killing of Allan Feliz.
—Lourdes Rosado, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
Noun
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He was later found and taken to the hospital by police before being arrested on a charge of murder.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The Justice Department is in talks to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was killed by police at the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, multiple outlets reported.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
20 May 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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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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