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gendarmerie

[zhahn-dahr-muh-ree, zhahn-dar-muh-ree] / ʒɑnˈdɑr mə ri, ʒɑ̃ dar məˈri /
NOUN
military police
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A bike racing controversy that doesn’t involve a rogue doctor and a midnight raid by the gendarmerie?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

It would be overseen by a committee of officers from the army, gendarmerie and police.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

More than 2,000 firefighters and 500 firefighting vehicles continue to be deployed to the Aude region, alongside gendarmerie and army personnel, officials said on Thursday.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2025

Four mobile gendarmerie squadrons are being deployed as reinforcements, including 15 gendarmes from an elite intervention unit.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

It hurts the l'octroi man's feelings and he is backed by the gendarmerie of France.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine




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