Police (Noun)

Meaning

The force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

• The police arrived at the scene of the crime just minutes after it happened.
• He knew he was in trouble when he saw the police car following him.
• The police officer wrote him a ticket for speeding down the highway.
• The police were called to the bar to break up a fight between two patrons.
• The police had been searching for the suspect for weeks, finally finding him in a small motel.

Synonyms

• Police Force
• Constabulary
• Law

Hypernyms

• Personnel

Hyponyms

• European Law Enforcement Organisation
• RCMP
• SS
• Mounties
• New Scotland Yard
• Posse Comitatus
• Mutawa
• Gendarmery

Related Words

• Police (verb)