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
At the time, Kansas City police chief and former FBI agent Lear Reed was on a campaign to clean up the police force and remove the lingering influences of Pendergast.
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Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Employment, pro-independence efforts, and entry into politics Guelleh began working in the French colonial administration’s police force in 1964.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
During the men’s Euros in 2024, police forces reported 351 incidents of domestic abuse as being football-related.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Employment, pro-independence efforts, and entry into politics Guelleh began working in the French colonial administration’s police force in 1964.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
During the men’s Euros in 2024, police forces reported 351 incidents of domestic abuse as being football-related.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
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Federal police have recommended that charges be brought against Ramagem and around 30 others, including the former president's son Carlos Bolsonaro, in connection with this probe.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, media reports said all students were evacuated and police special operations units were deployed after the assailant refused to surrender.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The local constabulary said the British Transport Police was leading the investigation.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The decision was made on the advice of West Midlands Police, the constabulary with responsibility for overseeing security at the match.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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