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
Regional police forces, primarily in the capital region around Tehran and in western Iran, near areas dominated by Kurdish groups hostile to the Iranian government, have also been targeted.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Two hundred of our police forces have been killed by those terrorist elements.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
The Met is one of at least seven British police forces that are making or assisting with inquiries following the disclosures within the Epstein files.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Some nations, including Italy, were also represented as observers, with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saying the country was also prepared to help train police forces in Gaza and elsewhere in the Palestinian territories, according to Reuters.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 19 Feb. 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
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
Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Two hundred of our police forces have been killed by those terrorist elements.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
The Met is one of at least seven British police forces that are making or assisting with inquiries following the disclosures within the Epstein files.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Some nations, including Italy, were also represented as observers, with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saying the country was also prepared to help train police forces in Gaza and elsewhere in the Palestinian territories, according to Reuters.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 19 Feb. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police forces
police
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Liege police said that the blast outside the synagogue happened in the early hours of Monday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The victim in the vehicle told police that the moped had failed to stop at a stop sign, crashing into her car, and leading her to lose control of her vehicle.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Police forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20forces. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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