police
♦♦♦ po|lice /pəl'iːs/ (polices policing policed)
1 [N-SING-COLL]
The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
The police are also looking for a second car...
Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances...
I noticed a police car shadowing us.
2 [N-PLURAL]
Police are men and women who are members of the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
More than one hundred police have ringed the area.
3 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If the police or military forces police an area or event, they make sure that law and order is preserved in that area or at that event.
...the tiny UN observer force whose job it is to police the border...
The march was heavily policed.
see also secret police
● policing [N-UNCOUNT]
...the policing of public places.
see also community policing
4 [VERB] V n
If a person or group in authority polices a law or an area of public life, they make sure that what is done is fair and legal.
...Imro, the self-regulatory body that polices the investment management business.
● policing [N-UNCOUNT]
Policing of business courses varies widely.mili|tary po|lice
1 [N-SING-COLL]
The military police are the part of an army, navy, or air force that act as its police force.
The government has said it will reform the military police.
2 [N-PLURAL]
Military police are men and women who are members of the part of an army, navy, or air force that act as its police force.
The camp is surrounded by razor-wire fences and guarded by military police.po|lice con|sta|ble (police constables)
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A police constable is a policeman or policewoman of the lowest rank. (BRIT; in AM, use police officer)
A police constable is handling all inquiries.
...Police Constable David Casey.po|lice dog (police dogs)
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A police dog is a working dog which is owned by the police.po|lice force (police forces)
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A police force is the police organization in a particular country or area.
...the South Wales police force.♦ po|lice of|fic|er (police officers)
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A police officer is a member of the police force.
...a meeting of senior police officers.po|lice state (police states)
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A police state is a country in which the government controls people's freedom by means of the police, especially secret police.po|lice sta|tion (police stations)
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A police station is the local office of a police force in a particular area.
Two police officers arrested him and took him to Kensington police station.riot po|lice
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The riot police is the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places.
After about 10 minutes the riot police arrived.se|cret po|lice
[N-UNCOUNT] also the N
The secret police is a police force in some countries that works secretly and deals with political crimes committed against the government.
1 [N-SING-COLL]
The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
The police are also looking for a second car...
Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances...
I noticed a police car shadowing us.
2 [N-PLURAL]
Police are men and women who are members of the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
More than one hundred police have ringed the area.
3 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If the police or military forces police an area or event, they make sure that law and order is preserved in that area or at that event.
...the tiny UN observer force whose job it is to police the border...
The march was heavily policed.
see also secret police
● policing [N-UNCOUNT]
...the policing of public places.
see also community policing
4 [VERB] V n
If a person or group in authority polices a law or an area of public life, they make sure that what is done is fair and legal.
...Imro, the self-regulatory body that polices the investment management business.
● policing [N-UNCOUNT]
Policing of business courses varies widely.mili|tary po|lice
1 [N-SING-COLL]
The military police are the part of an army, navy, or air force that act as its police force.
The government has said it will reform the military police.
2 [N-PLURAL]
Military police are men and women who are members of the part of an army, navy, or air force that act as its police force.
The camp is surrounded by razor-wire fences and guarded by military police.po|lice con|sta|ble (police constables)
[N-COUNT; N-TITLE]
A police constable is a policeman or policewoman of the lowest rank. (BRIT; in AM, use police officer)
A police constable is handling all inquiries.
...Police Constable David Casey.po|lice dog (police dogs)
[N-COUNT]
A police dog is a working dog which is owned by the police.po|lice force (police forces)
[N-COUNT] oft N n
A police force is the police organization in a particular country or area.
...the South Wales police force.♦ po|lice of|fic|er (police officers)
[N-COUNT]
A police officer is a member of the police force.
...a meeting of senior police officers.po|lice state (police states)
[N-COUNT]
A police state is a country in which the government controls people's freedom by means of the police, especially secret police.po|lice sta|tion (police stations)
[N-COUNT] oft in names
A police station is the local office of a police force in a particular area.
Two police officers arrested him and took him to Kensington police station.riot po|lice
[N-SING-COLL]
The riot police is the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places.
After about 10 minutes the riot police arrived.se|cret po|lice
[N-UNCOUNT] also the N
The secret police is a police force in some countries that works secretly and deals with political crimes committed against the government.