gendarmerie
A military body charged with police duties among the civilian populationA military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
» The mobile guard serves in mobile gendarmerie squadrons, specializing in public order maintenance.
Meaning
1 sensesA military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
Gendarmerie
жандарме́рияžandarmérija
жандарме́ріяžandarmérija
- French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
Examples
5 sentencesThe mobile guard serves in mobile gendarmerie squadrons, specializing in public order maintenance.
The gendarme trainee undergoes initial training at the gendarmerie school before being assigned to a brigade.
The maréchal des logis is a traditional rank among gendarmerie non-commissioned officers, inherited from military heritage.
The gendarmerie? Then we'll do as you say.
Get out of here or I'll call the gendarmerie.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French gendarmerie.Borrowed from French gendarmerie.
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Forms
plural: gendarmeriesSynonyms
1 synonyms- French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively:gendarmery