gendarmerie

American  

[zhahn-dahr-muh-ree, zhahn-dar-muh-ree] / ʒɑnˈdɑr mə ri, ʒɑ̃ dar məˈri /

Or gendarmery

noun

1. gendarmes collectively; a body of gendarmes.

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gendarmerie British  

/ ʒɒnˈdɑːmərɪ, ʒɑ̃darməri /

noun

1. the whole corps of gendarmes

2. the headquarters or barracks of a body of gendarmes

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Etymology

Origin of gendarmerie

From French, dating back to 1545–55; gendarme, -ery

Example Sentences

It would be overseen by a committee of officers from the army, gendarmerie and police.

From Barron's

Meeting one of the demands of the protesters, the Senate announced Sunday the dismissal of its president, Richard Ravalomanana, a former general of the gendarmerie paramilitary police.

From Barron's

Stating the country "no longer needs disturbances", his first appointments to his new cabinet were to the ministries of the armed forces, public security and the gendarmerie.

From Barron's

According to the Irish Times, Winston Churchill demanded a “picked force of white gendarmerie” be deployed in Palestine after facing unrest in 1921.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately," a spokesperson for the gendarmerie told Reuters.

From BBC