🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

police militarisée

Pronunciation / Transliteration: poliːs militaʁize

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Militarized-Police/ˈmɪlɪtəraɪzd pəˈliːs/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La police militarisée a été déployée pour contrôler les manifestations."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A police force that has been equipped and trained to operate in a manner similar to military forces.

    "The city's militarized police were deployed to manage the large protests."
  2. 2

    The practice of police adopting military tactics and equipment, often leading to concerns about civil liberties.

    "Critics argue that the militarized police approach can escalate tensions in communities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'militarized' derives from the root 'military', which comes from the Latin 'militari', meaning 'to serve as a soldier'. The concept evolved in the late 20th century to describe police forces adopting military-style tactics and equipment, particularly in response to civil unrest and crime.

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🇫🇷French → English

police militarisée

Transliteration: poliːs militaʁize

"La police militarisée a été déployée pour contrôler les manifestations."

🇩🇪German → English

militarisierte Polizei

Transliteration: militarisierte pəˈliːtsi

"Die militarisierte Polizei wurde zur Kontrolle der Proteste eingesetzt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

polizia militarizzata

Transliteration: politsiːa militaʁidˈzata

"La polizia militarizzata è stata chiamata per gestire le manifestazioni."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

policía militarizada

Transliteration: polisiˈa militariˈθaða

"La policía militarizada fue desplegada para controlar las protestas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

polícia militarizada

Transliteration: poˈlisjɐ militaɾiˈzɐdɐ

"A polícia militarizada foi chamada para lidar com os protestos."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सैन्यीकृत पुलिस

Transliteration: sainyīkr̥t pulis

"सैन्यीकृत पुलिस को प्रदर्शनों को नियंत्रित करने के लिए तैनात किया गया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

军事化警察

Transliteration: jūnshìhuà jǐngchá

"军事化警察被部署来管理抗议活动。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

군사화된 경찰

Transliteration: gunsa-hwa-doen gyeongchal

"군사화된 경찰이 시위를 관리하기 위해 배치되었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

軍事化された警察

Transliteration: gunjika sareta keisatsu

"軍事化された警察が抗議活動を管理するために配備されました。"

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