gendarmerie
noun
gen·dar·mer·ie
zhän-ˈdär-mə-rē 
jän-
variants
or gendarmery
plural gendarmeries
: a body of gendarmes
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The gendarmerie, special forces, and other security forces were all here.
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Suzan Fraser, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the government did put forth some security sector reforms, including the creation of a rural paramilitary gendarmerie force.
—Ralph H. Espach, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2014
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
But the driver sensed something wrong and brought him to the gendarmerie police.
—Nancy Ing, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
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Suzan Fraser, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the government did put forth some security sector reforms, including the creation of a rural paramilitary gendarmerie force.
—Ralph H. Espach, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2014
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
But the driver sensed something wrong and brought him to the gendarmerie police.
—Nancy Ing, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gendarmerie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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