American Dictionary
Definition police in American English
police
noun
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[plural]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/pəˈlis/
1
the people who work for an organization, connected with a local or state government, that tries to catch criminals and checks that people obey the law
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1.1
an organization, connected with a local or state government, that tries to catch criminals and checks that people obey the law
Example
Someone called the police.
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Example
the fashion police
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