gendarme
Example Sentences
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Military prosecutors are investigating whether undue force was used by the gendarmes.
From Reuters
The boat was rescued from there by the Senegalese gendarme and brought to Saint-Louis.
From Seattle Times
In response to the unrest, the authorities deployed 45,000 police officers and gendarmes for several nights in a row in an effort to bring the situation under control.
From New York Times
Fewer incidents were also reported across the country, after the authorities deployed 45,000 police officers and gendarmes for the third night in a row in an effort to bring the situation under control.
From New York Times
In Lyon, France's third-largest city, the gendarmes police force deployed armoured personnel carriers and a helicopter to quell the unrest.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
