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CPD

CPD

4 5.4
The police force that serves a city
  • noun
  • Literature
translation icon : DP
  • With the League out and the CPD in, corporate dollars started flowing.
  • CPD spokesman
  • CPD veteran
  • efforts by the CPD

Examples

  • It was now verified by the Chicago PD that our comrade wasn't a liar, but had in fact been stopped by undercover CPD cops.

    Blog text (27)
  • As for the CPD, they gave him the questions, so it wouldn't surprise me if they looked the other way.

    Blog text (30)
  • Heavily armed CPD units pull up.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • As of this morning, all CPD operations involving you have been suspended.

  • Even though it is apparent that his political campaign ploy has not worked, Cantonians nonetheless are putting increasing pressure on the CPD to deliver on the failed Healy administration promise to make Canton's neighborhoods safer.

    Blog text (25)
  • During the press conference, the CPD announced a new initiative to improve community relations.

  • The CPD is investigating a series of burglaries that occurred last month in the downtown area.

  • A CPD spokesperson confirmed that the department is working on a new crime reduction strategy.

Synonyms

179 1.3

A local government group that enforces laws and prevents crime

is the same term but usually written as a short abbreviation in reports
police force
vsCPD
146 2.0

A group of officers who keep order and safety in a town or city

is the city-level government unit term rather than the broader organization
constabulary
vsCPD
  • UK
6 8.1

A local police force that serves a county or town

is a modern city-specific term used commonly in news reports

Surface Forms

CPD singular
CPDs plural

Etymology

CPD comes from the first letters of the words city, police, and department, so it is a short name for a city's police force, just like PD stands for 'police department'.