police force
noun
: a body of trained officers entrusted by a government with maintenance of public peace and order, enforcement of laws, and prevention and detection of crime
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Examples of police force in a Sentence
He joined the local police force.
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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At a June 11 funeral service, Mitchell was memorialized as a hero who exemplified the type of public servant the city’s police force has been trying to recruit amid years of tumult.
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Michael Goldberg, Twin Cities, 21 June 2024
Alvin married as a senior in high school, worked as a janitor and became one of the few Black officers on the Kansas City police force before serving as human relations director, assistant city manager and mayor pro tem for Kansas City.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2024
While villagers and government police forces are engaged in a standoff, a father and daughter settling in a house deep in rural Malaysia.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 June 2024
Nutt, a Southern California native, joined the Antioch police force in 2019 after spending roughly 18 months on patrol in the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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Michael Goldberg, Twin Cities, 21 June 2024
Alvin married as a senior in high school, worked as a janitor and became one of the few Black officers on the Kansas City police force before serving as human relations director, assistant city manager and mayor pro tem for Kansas City.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2024
While villagers and government police forces are engaged in a standoff, a father and daughter settling in a house deep in rural Malaysia.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 June 2024
Nutt, a Southern California native, joined the Antioch police force in 2019 after spending roughly 18 months on patrol in the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20force. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.
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