Synonyms of police forces

police forces

noun

plural 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• police
• constabularies
• forces
• police officers
• policemen
• cops
• heat
• men
• officers
• troopers
• policewomen
• shamuses
• coppers
• fuzzes
• gendarmes
• constables
• bulls
• bluecoats
• bobbies
• peelers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of police forces

More than 21,000 security personnel from the national police, army and armed police forces have been dispatched to aid in search and rescue efforts, officials said. — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

The bias in police recruitment was even worse in South Africa under apartheid, when the police forces were all-white organizations that frequently abused their power in dealings with Black South Africans. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

And now, in the lead-up to October’s elections, the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, has suggested that the country’s police forces take control of the area. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

While the system has been championed by many police forces, privacy concerns have grown. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

The majority are run for public security purposes by local governments or police forces, but they’re also implemented in some private spaces, such as schools. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Although the concept developed in the 1980s, police forces in jurisdictions as large as Los Angeles and as small as Los Gatos and Saratoga continue to use its methods. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Sepahi and Safari were among 60 people accused of killing four members of the police forces during the protests in Isfahan. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Both Carlson and Piker have recognized that people increasingly see the establishment — including politicians, police forces and the tech sector — as interested in curtailing people’s freedom. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026