police
plural police
1.
2.
3. (used with a pl. verb) Police officers considered as a group.
4. Regulation and control of the affairs of a community, especially with respect to maintenance of order, law, health, morals, safety, and other matters affecting the public welfare.
5. a. The cleaning of a military base or other military area: Police of the barracks must be completed before inspection can take place. b. The soldier or soldiers assigned to a specified maintenance duty.
noun
Often used to modify another noun: police uniforms; the police department.
verb
policed
[French, from Old French policie, civil organization, from Late Latin polītīa, from Latin, the State, from Greek politeia, from politēs, citizen, from polis, city.]
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