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police

po·lice

UK/pəˈliːs/ US/pəˈlis/ very common slang uk us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

the force of policemen and officers

  • “the law came looking for him”
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verb

1.

maintain the security of by carrying out a control

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Origin

From Middle French police, from Latin polītīa (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

Phrases

  • armed police
  • call the police
  • chief of police
  • community police officer
  • fashion police
  • field police
  • fire police
  • fuck the police
  • tone policing

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