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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His role is to make sure best practice is shared across different police forces to avoid "displacement" - when one force has success driving down one type of crime locally but culprits move elsewhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Additional public order vehicles and drivers are being brought in from 18 English and Welsh police forces under mutual aid arrangements.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Officials have acknowledged underestimating the scale of the demonstrations and deploying police forces that were too static to contain the unrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"Cops didn't share letter" writes the Sunday Mirror, explaining the Met "did not pass on allegations about Meghan's dad to other police forces".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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
