police force

po·lice force

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puh-lees fawrs, fohrs]
- /pəˈlis fɔrs, foʊrs/
- /pəˈliːs fɔːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lees fawrs, fohrs]
- /pəˈlis fɔrs, foʊrs/

Definitions of police force words

noun police force police (def 1). 1
noun police force local law-enforcement team 1
noun police force national law-enforcement organization 1
countable noun police force A police force is the police organization in a particular country or area. 0
noun police force the police organization in a particular country or area 0

See all 5 definitions of police force

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Origin of police force

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Police force

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Police force

police force popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

police force usage trend in Literature

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