Police Department (Noun)
Meaning
The department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The local police department is responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.
- She visited the police department to report a stolen wallet.
- Every police department has a non-emergency phone number for reporting minor incidents.
- The new police department building was built with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.
- A representative from the police department gives a lecture at the school about road safety.