police
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1.0
- noun
- /pəˈliːs/
:
policía
- A nurse is trying to put in an IV while the police officers hold him down.
- police officers
- police station
- police department
Now I'm now worried that then police are going to stop Tony.
- Now I'm now worried that then police are going to stop Tony.
- The trouble here is that the police have been captured.
- And then next minute armed police have rocked up.
- And he kept getting up and then the police come and we got off.
- There's tanks, there's police cars on both sides.
- Assuming it was Kohlberger, as the police allege, why?
- Why would you drop Chris off, tell the police and then go isolate yourself?
- There is this carve out for the police, which makes total sense.
- I think there is a culture in the police that turns a blind eye.
- Maybe they just didn't trust the Portuguese police, maybe that was the case.
- Shot Black shop owner calls the police to report a robbery.
- I want to know the facts on how many police incidents went bad.
- So the first night in the police cell was there.
Examples
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The police are investigating a series of thefts in the neighborhood.
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And there was a bunch of police there in riot gear.
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In much of Ireland, the police were no longer in control.
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- Honey, we'll just let the police handle it, alright?
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I think there is a culture in the police that turns a blind eye.
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Now, in that same neighborhood in Chicago, the police are everywhere.
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Send a message to the police chief of Gary, Indiana.
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Yes, we're working closely with the state police, and the FBI has been informed.
Fiction book (1990) -
Joe, tell Mr. McCormack the police cars are arriving.
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I'm calling the police.
Synonyms
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1.3
A local government group that enforces laws and prevents crime
146
2.0
A group of officers who keep order and safety in a town or city
50
3.1
A group that makes sure people follow rules and stops crime and finds who did it
6
8.1
A local police force that serves a county or town
Compounds
30
7.5
A country where the government uses strict police control and spying to limit people's freedoms
27
6.6
A group that works for the government in secret to watch and punish people who oppose it
26
2.8
A formal process by police to find facts and catch people who did the crime
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3.5
People in the military who make sure others follow rules, keep order, and guard prisoners
9
3.0
A car that police officers use for patrolling, often with lights and a siren
- Canadian
4
3.3
Canada's national police force that enforces federal laws across the country
1
4.1
A member of the armed forces who enforces rules, keeps soldiers in order and guards prisoners
- Archaic
1
4.6
A lower court that handles minor crimes and sends serious cases to a higher court
A large, intelligent dog used by police and sometimes as a guide for blind people
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Etymology
Police comes from the old Greek word politia, meaning 'public order', which itself comes from polis 'city'. You can see the same root in politics, which is about how a city or country is run, and that is why police are the people who keep order in the community.