as in police
a body of officers of the law
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Recent Examples of police force
The vault door is open and the city’s entire police force stumbles upon Batista’s body, Prater’s trophies and most importantly, the file on the New York Ripper, whose identity unfortunately remains a mystery… for now.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Talks also paused while the city and union agreed to work on 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, a state funding law that mandated Milwaukee expand its police force while allowing the city to raise more revenue.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump pledged to repeal the Act and deploy the national guard as an occupying police force in Chicago.
—Rebecca Wallace, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The Star’s investigation also found that Independence police conduct more chases than any other police force in the area.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Talks also paused while the city and union agreed to work on 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, a state funding law that mandated Milwaukee expand its police force while allowing the city to raise more revenue.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump pledged to repeal the Act and deploy the national guard as an occupying police force in Chicago.
—Rebecca Wallace, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The Star’s investigation also found that Independence police conduct more chases than any other police force in the area.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
Noun
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Local police and the Texas Rangers are looking into Santos-Aviles’s death.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their presence was dwarfed by a large contingent of international media and a robust police operation, according to PA Media.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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With Ida Engvoll as Rebecka, a Stockholm lawyer back in her small hometown after the death of a friend, and Eva Melander as Mella, chief inspector of the local constabulary, who appropriates her semi-formally to the force.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2023
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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