police force
noun
Often the force or the Force the police, an organized civil force for enforcing laws.
police forces
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pluralof police force.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She told the BBC at the time that the way police forces investigate cases was "too much of a postcode lottery".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The cases were submitted by coroners, forensic pathologists, and police forces between March 2019 and August 2024.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
More police forces are adopting A.I. facial scanners; the tech is being piloted in schools, buses, and stores as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Long before modern professional police forces, public order depended on watches, constables, alarms, and forms of compelled or expected community response.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The bill created dozens of new federal capital crimes, mandated life sentences for some “three-strikers,” and authorized more than $16 billion for state prison grants and expansion of state and local police forces.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
