wikipedia|dab=police (disambiguation)|police
English

Etymology
From MF. #French|police.

Pronunciation
IPA|/p��li�s/
audio|en-us-police.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
wikipedia
police collective noun

1. An organisation granted authority to enforce the law.

Usage notes
Formerly a singular noun, police is now almost always used as a collective noun with a plural verb, as in "Run, the police are coming!"

Synonyms
the cobblers
the fuzz
pig|pigs
5-0
popo
the heat
filth
cop|cops/coppers
bobby|bobbies
peelers
woodentops (UK - referring to uniformed officers)

Derived terms
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chief of police
police box
police captain
police car
police chief
police commissioner
police constable
police department
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police detective
police dog
police force
police headquarters
police lieutenant
policeman
police officer
police precinct
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police record
police sergeant
police squad
police state
police station
police van
police wagon
policewoman
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Translations

Afrikaans: polisie
Albanian: policia f
Arabic: Arab|ب���س (bulīs) m, Arab|شرطة IPAchar|(šor�a) f
Bosnian: milicija#Bosnian|milicija f, policija#Bosnian|policija f
Bulgarian: поли�и� (policija) f
Catalan: policia f
Chinese: 警� (j�ngchá)
Croatian: policija f, milicija f
Czech: policie f
Danish: politi
Dutch: politie m
Estonian: politsei
Ewe: kpovit�
Faroese: løgreglan
Finnish: poliisi
French: police#French|police f
German: Polizei f
Greek: α���νομία (astinomía) f
Hebrew: �ש�ר� (mishtara) f
Hindi: प�लिस (polis) m, प�लिस (pulis) m
Hungarian: rend�rség
Icelandic: lögreglan
Irish: garda
Italian: polizia f
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Japanese: 警� (����, keisatsu)
Korean: 경찰 (gyeongchal)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ���س
Latvian: policija
Lithuanian: policija
Maltese: pulizija f
Norwegian: politi m
Polish: policja f
Portuguese: polícia f
Romanian: politia f
Russian: мили�и� (milícija) f, поли�и�#Russian|поли�и� (polícija) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мили�и�а#Serbian|мили�и�а f, поли�и�а#Serbian|поли�и�а f
:Roman: milicija#Serbian|milicija f, policija#Serbian|policija f
Slovak: polícia f
Spanish: policía f
Swedish: polis#Swedish|polis c
Tagalog: pulisya
Turkish: polis
Urdu: URchar|پ��س (polis)/(pulis) m, URchar|پ���س (polīs)/(pulīs) m
Vietnamese: cảnh sát
Welsh: heddlu

Verb
en-verb|polic|es

1. transitive To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).

See also
w:police|Wikipedia article on police

Czech

Noun
cs-noun|g=f

1. shelf (structure)

Category:cs:Furniture

French

Etymology
From L. politia.

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /p�.lis/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pO.lis/

Noun
police f

1. police
2. typography|lang=fr fount, font

Usage notes
Police is a singular noun in French, taking the singular form of a verb, as in "Fuyez, la police arrive!" ("Run, the police are coming!")

Related terms
policier

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Law enforcement

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