Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any police organization; a constabulary.

    He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia.

    Polizeitruppe, Polizeiapparat, Polizeikräfte

More definitions
  • the force of policemen and officers

Examples

19 sentences
  1. I've been on the police force for three years.

    ruЯ уже три года служу в полиции. — marafon

  2. The police were forced to break into the apartment through the window.

    ruПолиция была вынуждена вторгнуться в квартиру через окно. — odexed

  3. Now that our police force is larger, the crime rate is likely to decline.

  4. The police forced a confession from her.

    deDie Polizei zwang sie zu einem Geständnis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. He worked on the police force.

Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
police organization, constabulary:

Forms

plural: police forces
Singularpolice force
Pluralpolice forces

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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