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

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

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

“It’s very ambitions and it’s true that many experts have voiced opposition,” said Bertrand Cavallier, the former commander of France’s national gendarmerie police training center, speaking in a phone interview.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2023

He had been reporting on those security measures and had shared the document by the gendarmerie related to the investigation into Mr. Sonko.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Orders were coming every hour to hurry on the reserves and the Gardes Mobiles, and to cancel renewable furloughs; the gendarmerie had no rest.

From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Chatrian, Alexandre