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
Part of the new deal is that SDF members will have to merge into the army and police forces as individuals.
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Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of onlookers gathered on the central Piazza della Repubblica, protected by several Italian police forces, to pay their respects to the couturier after a two-day wake concluded the evening before.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
One part of his strategy has involved deputizing some local and state police forces through a decades-old federal program.
—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
Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of onlookers gathered on the central Piazza della Repubblica, protected by several Italian police forces, to pay their respects to the couturier after a two-day wake concluded the evening before.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
One part of his strategy has involved deputizing some local and state police forces through a decades-old federal program.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police forces
police
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Since last summer, police in Northern California have been investigating a hidden camera found in a public bathroom at a Kaiser Medical Center in Vallejo.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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According to Sutton, federal agents are now being pushed into volatile crowd-control roles without proper training or coordination because local police have been ordered to stand down.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Police forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20forces. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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