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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRiot-Police
/ˈraɪ.ət pəˈliːs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A specialized unit of police trained to manage and control riots and large public disturbances.
"The riot police were deployed to the city center to maintain order during the protests." - 2
Law enforcement officers equipped with protective gear and non-lethal weapons to handle violent crowds.
"The presence of riot police often escalates tensions during demonstrations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'riot police' combines 'riot', derived from the Old French 'rioter', meaning to make noise or disturbance, and 'police', from the Latin 'politia', meaning public order. The phrase emerged in the 20th century as a response to civil unrest and public disorder.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Riot-Police" is said worldwide
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police anti-émeute
Transliteration: poliːs ɑ̃ti-emyt
"La police anti-émeute a été déployée pour contrôler la situation."
Riot-Polizei
Transliteration: raɪət poˈliːtsaɪ
"Die Riot-Polizei wurde zur Kontrolle der Proteste eingesetzt."
polizia antisommossa
Transliteration: politsia antiˈsommossa
"La polizia antisommossa è intervenuta durante la manifestazione."
policía antidisturbios
Transliteration: poliˈsi.a an.ti.ðisˈtuɾβjos
"La policía antidisturbios llegó para controlar la situación."
polícia de choque
Transliteration: poˈlisjɐ dʒi ˈʃɔki
"A polícia de choque foi chamada para conter os tumultos."
दंगा पुलिस
Transliteration: danga police
"दंगा पुलिस को स्थिति को नियंत्रित करने के लिए तैनात किया गया।"
防暴警察
Transliteration: fángbào jǐngchá
"防暴警察被派往现场以维持秩序。"
폭동 경찰
Transliteration: pokdong gyeongchal
"폭동 경찰이 시위 현장에 배치되었습니다."
暴動警察
Transliteration: bōdō keisatsu
"暴動警察が抗議活動を制御するために派遣されました。"
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