constabulary
noun
the body of constables of a district.
constabularies
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pluralof constabulary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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After all, the Met's record on crime, in keeping with other constabularies, has been largely positive.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2016
The Guardian approached the remaining police forces in England and Wales, as well as constabularies in Scotland and Northern Ireland, none of whom are currently investigating allegations, fresh or historical, into Heath.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2015
Police commissioners were invented by the current government with the admirable motive of making constabularies accountable to their local communities.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2014
This is a really savage thing to say, that we can't trust the leadership of our constabularies to measure their own performance.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2013
Of these Dumfries then included the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, while the shire of Edinburgh took in the constabularies, the modern shires, of Haddington and Linlithgow.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
