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police force

[puh-lees fawrs] / pəˈlis ˌfɔrs /
NOUN
law enforcement group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
force police security force
WEAK
SWAT team highway patrol law enforcement agency long arm of the law posse special police tactical police

Example Sentences

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Raman has said that she believes the police force is the right size at around 8,700 officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The head of South Africa's police force has been summoned to appear in court in connection with a health contract that is the subject of a criminal investigation.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A police force is investigating allegations surrounding breast cancer treatment at a hospital trust.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The government in Mogadishu still considers Somaliland an integral part of Somalia even though the territory has run its own affairs since 1991, with its own passports, currency, army and police force.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

But even in Los Angeles, a city notorious for bad policing, crime fell at about the same rate as it did in New York once the growth in New York’s police force is accounted for.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt