gendarmerie

Or gen·dar·mer·y

[zhahn-dahr-muh-ree, zhahn-dar-muh-ree]

noun

1. gendarmes collectively; a body of gendarmes.

gendarmerie

/ ʒɒnˈdɑːmərɪ, ʒɑ̃darməri /

noun

1. the whole corps of gendarmes

2. the headquarters or barracks of a body of gendarmes

Word History and Origins

Origin of gendarmerie¹

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

Example Sentences

In Cameroon's largest city Douala, the regional governor said demonstrators "attacked" a gendarmerie brigade and police stations in two districts.

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In Cameroon's largest city Douala, the regional governor said demonstrators "attacked" a gendarmerie brigade and police stations in two districts on Sunday.

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

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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.

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"We're receiving troubling reports of continued violence against protesters by the gendarmerie," the UN's human rights office said in a post on social media Friday.

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