gendarmerie
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌʒɑːn.dɑːrˈmɛr.i/
:
gendarmería
- The gendarmerie patrolled the rural roads to ensure the safety of the community.
- police and gendarmerie
And the Turkish gendarmerie brigade was here at that time.
- And the Turkish gendarmerie brigade was here at that time.
Examples
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It became undeniable in January 2014 when Turkish prosecutors sent a team of gendarmerie officers to search three trucks in the southern province of Adana.
Academic text (2015) -
The Vatican Gendarmerie says the accused was treated in a friendly manner.
Blog text (21) -
And the Turkish gendarmerie brigade was here at that time.
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The men who were there said the killers were working together, the gendarmerie and the local civilians.
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Did the gendarmerie say anything about this inconsistency?
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And this is the gendarmerie's preliminary accident report.
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This is Commissioner Villon of the gendarmerie.
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Telephone the gendarmerie at Visegrad and inform them.
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The local gendarmerie.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is why the gendarmerie discourages the release... of any preliminary documentation pertaining to open cases.
Synonyms
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2.3
An organized group of people like soldiers or police
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2.0
A group of officers who keep order and safety in a town or city
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3.5
People in the military who make sure others follow rules, keep order, and guard prisoners
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8.1
A local police force that serves a county or town
A police force that is trained like soldiers and keeps public order
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gendarmerie comes from the old French phrase gens d'armes, meaning 'people of arms' or 'armed people'. So a gendarmerie is a national police force that is like an army of police: its officers are armed and trained like soldiers and often patrol rural areas.