gendarmerie

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

"We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately," a spokesperson for the gendarmerie told Reuters.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

A rural police officer was on the line, asking if he could come down to the gendarmerie for a chat.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2023

In Paris there is a separate force known as the Garde r�publicaine, which carries out police duties very much the same as the gendarmerie in the Departments.

From France by Home, Gordon Cochrane