- noun(the police)police (plural noun)
- the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order:"when someone is killed, the police have to be informed" · "the coroner will await the outcome of police inquiries"
- members of a police force:"there are fewer women police than men"
- an organization engaged in the enforcement of official regulations in a specified domain:"transit police"
verbpolice (verb) · polices (third person present) · policed (past tense) · policed (past participle) · policing (present participle)- (of a police force) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or for (an area or event):"the Sheriff's Office polices unincorporated sections of Durham County"
- enforce regulations or an agreement in (a particular area or domain):"a UN resolution to use military force to police the no-fly zone"
- enforce the provisions of (a law, agreement, or treaty):"the regulations will be policed by factory inspectors"
Originlate 15th century (in the sense ‘public order’): from French, from medieval Latin politia ‘citizenship, government’ (see policy). Current senses date from the early 19th century.Similar and Opposite Wordsnounverb- (of a police force) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or for (an area or event):
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