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Noun: police force  pu'lees fors
  1. The force of policemen and officers
    "the police force came looking for him";
    - police, constabulary, law, boys in blue [informal], Bill [Brit, informal], Old Bill [Brit, informal], polis [UK, dialect, informal], fuzz [informal], the fuzz [informal]

Derived forms: police forces

Type of: force, law enforcement agency, personnel

Encyclopedia: Police force