3 entries found for police.
To select an entry, click on it. Entry Word: police
Function: noun
Text: 1 the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes <the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police>
Synonyms law
Related Words judiciary, jurisprudence, justice
2 a body of officers of the law <the National Guard will serve as backup for the metropolitan police in the event of violent protests>
Synonyms constabulary, police force
Related Words constable, cop, gendarme, officer, policeman, police officer, policewoman, trooper