police force

[ puh-lees fawrs ]

noun

1. Often the force or the Force. the police, an organized civil force for enforcing laws.

Word History and Origins

Origin of police force¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Specifically, I was attacked by the police forces of my country, Guatemala, who are supposed to ensure my safety and integrity.

From Washington Blade

The New York City Council has announced an ambitious slate of legislation to reshape the NYPD and increase accountability at the nation’s largest police force.

From ProPublica

The borders of India’s national capital are buzzing with increased police forces to prepare for a crackdown against farmers protesting three new farm laws introduced by the Narendra Modi government.

From Quartz

The United States Capitol Police, or USCP, is one of the most well-funded police forces in the country.

From MIT Technology Review

The Capitol has its own 2,100-member police force controlled by Congress.

From Washington Post

Memes that ridiculed political leaders and the Hong Kong Police Force shot through fiber optic cables at light speed.

From The Daily Beast

The group might have condemned violence while still maintaining an adversarial relationship with the police force.

From The Daily Beast

James Trainum was a police officer with the Washington, DC Metropolitan police force.

From The Daily Beast

“For the record, I do not believe unions belong in government—including the police force,” Sherk said in an e-mail.

From The Daily Beast

Despite the actions of a flawed few, it is arguably the finest professional police force in the world.

From The Daily Beast

Once he had been a young cop, determined to work his way up in the police force.

From Project Gutenberg

The tribal ward headmanʼs district deputies together constitute the police force of the whole ward.

From Project Gutenberg

He was not of the Allied Patrol nor of any branch of the police force that encircled the world in its operations.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a police force of about 2000 men, and two battalions of the King's African Rifles are stationed in the protectorate.

From Project Gutenberg

A large police force of one hundred and fifty men, and a company of the 72nd depot, comprised the guard in attendance.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• force
• police
• security force