police force
Americannoun
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police forces
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police force
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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PC Blades taught English at Carmel College in Darlington before joining the police force.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
There was progress in neighbourhood policing and in some of the work carried out by regional organised crime units that focus on offenders across multiple local police force boundaries, the report said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Any citizen who steps out of line risks the ire of an even dumber police force, riding around in cruisers that lift their design language from Ed Hardy clothing.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Bill Scott, chief of Metro’s in-house police force, said security perimeters have not yet been set for SoFi and other 2028 venues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
A Jewish Council was appointed, as well as a Jewish police force, a welfare agency, a labor committee, a health agency—a whole governmental apparatus.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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