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- [puh-lees]
- /pəˈlis/
- /ˌʌnpəˈliːst /
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- [puh-lees]
- /pəˈlis/
Definitions of unpoliced word
- noun unpoliced Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 1
- noun unpoliced (used with a plural verb) members of such a force: Several police are patrolling the neighborhood. 1
- noun unpoliced the regulation and control of a community, especially for the maintenance of public order, safety, health, morals, etc. 1
- noun unpoliced the department of the government concerned with this, especially with the maintenance of order. 1
- noun unpoliced any body of people officially maintained or employed to keep order, enforce regulations, etc. 1
- noun unpoliced people who seek to regulate a specified activity, practice, etc.: the language police. 1
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Origin of unpoliced
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Middle French: government, civil administration, police < Late Latin polītia citizenship, government, for Latin polītīa; see polity
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Parts of speech for Unpoliced
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unpoliced popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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