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
Her father worked as a salesman at an equipment manufacturing company while her mother worked for the Nara police force.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The plan also suggests that Palestinian police forces would be trained and supervised by the International Stabilization Force and stationed in the Gaza Strip.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
According to local outlets, Gardaí, the state police force of the Irish Republic, arrested a man in his 30s in connection with the murders.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Idris Elba is also returning as Chief Bogo, who's Judy and Nick's boss on the police force.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The plan also suggests that Palestinian police forces would be trained and supervised by the International Stabilization Force and stationed in the Gaza Strip.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
According to local outlets, Gardaí, the state police force of the Irish Republic, arrested a man in his 30s in connection with the murders.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Idris Elba is also returning as Chief Bogo, who's Judy and Nick's boss on the police force.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
Noun
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My record includes bringing major sports franchises like the Heat, Marlins and Panthers; building police substations; crafting the SMART Plan; winning single-member district reforms; and funding after-school programs with private dollars.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some of the larger projects included in the 2019 bond are the creation of the Ramble and its parking deck, improvements to multiple community parks, the new police headquarters building and a number of drainage improvements across the city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 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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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 9 Oct. 2025.
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