as in police
a body of officers of the law
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Recent Examples of police force
Set in 1971 and inspired by true events, Women in Blue (Las Azules) season two continues the story of the four women who defied the ultra-conservative norms of the time by becoming Mexico’s first female police force.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Newsweek reached out to the South Pasadena police force by phone on Thursday, May 15 requesting further comment.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
As Irish mobs formed amidst the Civil War, many saw Black Americans as threats to their land and prosperity, leading to clashes between the mob and Irish police forces, a conflict highlighted in Leslie M. Harris’ book, In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City 1626 -1863.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Interpol, which has 196 member countries, works to help national police forces communicate with each other and track suspects and criminals in fields such as counterterrorism, financial crime, child pornography, cybercrime and organized crime.
—Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Newsweek reached out to the South Pasadena police force by phone on Thursday, May 15 requesting further comment.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
As Irish mobs formed amidst the Civil War, many saw Black Americans as threats to their land and prosperity, leading to clashes between the mob and Irish police forces, a conflict highlighted in Leslie M. Harris’ book, In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City 1626 -1863.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Interpol, which has 196 member countries, works to help national police forces communicate with each other and track suspects and criminals in fields such as counterterrorism, financial crime, child pornography, cybercrime and organized crime.
—Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
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Officers located a rifle found underneath a car and multiple shell casings were also found on the block, according to a police report.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The interior ministry’s provisional assessment as of Sunday morning was that 559 people had been arrested, including 491 in Paris, which led to 320 people being placed in police custody, 254 of them in Paris.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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