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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespolice
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɔ.lis
"La police a arrêté le suspect ce matin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The civil force of a state, responsible for maintaining public order and law, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
"The police arrived at the scene within minutes of the emergency call."
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To maintain law and order in an area or among a group of people by means of a police force.
"Officers were assigned to police the large public gathering."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word police (civil administration), originating from Latin politia, and ultimately from Ancient Greek politeia (citizenship, government), all tracing back to polis (city). Over centuries in English, the meaning shifted from general civil governance specifically to the system of civil regulation and the law enforcement agency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Police" is said worldwide
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police
Transliteration: pɔ.lis
"La police a arrêté le suspect ce matin."
Polizei
Transliteration: poliˈtsaɪ
"Die Polizei rief zur Vorsicht auf."
polizia
Transliteration: poˈlit.tsja
"La polizia sta indagando sul furto."
policía
Transliteration: po.liˈsi.a
"La policía detuvo al ladrón."
polícia
Transliteration: puˈli.sjɐ
"A polícia protege os cidadãos."
पुलिस
Transliteration: pulis
"पुलिस ने चोर को पकड़ लिया।"
警察
Transliteration: jǐng chá
"警察正在调查这起案件。"
경찰
Transliteration: gyeongchal
"경찰이 사고 현장에 출동했습니다."
警察
Transliteration: keisatsu
"警察官が街をパトロールしています。"
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