gendarmerie

Example Sentences

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A French navy ship and two gendarmerie patrol boats were stationed nearby.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

"Tensions between groups broke out, requiring the intervention of the police and the gendarmerie," Vienne regional police said in a statement.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 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

Bertrand Cavallier, the former commander of France’s national gendarmerie training school, said French law enforcement should not be judged by the actions of one officer.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2023

The gendarmerie, however, differ from the agents or gardes both in uniform and in the fact that they are for the most part country patrols.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various