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 forces
One part of his strategy has involved deputizing some local and state police forces through a decades-old federal program.
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Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Throughout her career, Meléndez has been a loyal enforcer of the Bolivarian project, overseeing internal security, police forces and emergency operations during periods of political unrest.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
About 2,500 people from multiple police forces were involved in the operation, and some armored vehicles were used to conduct the operation, police said.
—Ellie Kaufman, ABC News, 29 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
In fact, the president claimed that one of Kirk's final messages to him was a plea to bring his anti-crime strategies — including federalizing local police forces and deploying the National Guard — to Chicago next.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Footage of the protests showed Ecuadorians clashing with police forces in the capital city of Quito on Tuesday as protesters dismantled fences and barriers while police fired tear gas in the streets.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
These include police forces in Belgium and Scandinavian countries, as well as Eastern European countries like Serbia, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Macedonia, and in the Middle East in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
The police forces for Amtrak and the city’s Metro rail service are also involved.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Throughout her career, Meléndez has been a loyal enforcer of the Bolivarian project, overseeing internal security, police forces and emergency operations during periods of political unrest.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
About 2,500 people from multiple police forces were involved in the operation, and some armored vehicles were used to conduct the operation, police said.
—Ellie Kaufman, ABC News, 29 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
In fact, the president claimed that one of Kirk's final messages to him was a plea to bring his anti-crime strategies — including federalizing local police forces and deploying the National Guard — to Chicago next.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Footage of the protests showed Ecuadorians clashing with police forces in the capital city of Quito on Tuesday as protesters dismantled fences and barriers while police fired tear gas in the streets.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
These include police forces in Belgium and Scandinavian countries, as well as Eastern European countries like Serbia, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Macedonia, and in the Middle East in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
The police forces for Amtrak and the city’s Metro rail service are also involved.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police forces
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One of those rescued, a female landfill worker, died while being brought to a hospital, regional police director Brig.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other than the police chief and the two lieutenants, officers work on average 42 hours per week of shift work, which does not include overtime, Leiby said in an email to the Statesman.—
Scott McIntosh,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Police forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20forces. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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