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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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Stating the country "no longer needs disturbances", his first appointments to his new cabinet were to the ministries of the armed forces, public security and the gendarmerie.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

"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

“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

On top of 1,150 teams from the country’s disaster management agency, the gendarmerie, police and military rescue teams were also deployed.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

In front of Genodet's stables, where the old barns of the gendarmerie begin, a lane turned to the left toward the hospital.

From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre




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