gendarmerie
Americannoun
noun
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the whole corps of gendarmes
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the headquarters or barracks of a body of gendarmes
Etymology
Origin of gendarmerie
From French, dating back to 1545–55; see origin at gendarme, -ery
Example Sentences
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The NCA said British officers were now working on the French coast alongside the Gendarmerie.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024
Rescue teams were being mobilized to the area, including from Morocco’s Royal Gendarmerie and Civil Protection, according to The Associated Press.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023
Some 40 people were detained during the protests, according to a statement by the Gendarmerie General Command on Sunday.
From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2023
Sometimes the entries were insignificant, as when I found the location of the Royal Gendarmerie school in Safi.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022
Fifty men of the Gendarmerie Mobile have carried at the double the barricade of the Oratoire in the Rue St. Honoré.
From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor
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