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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries警察力
Pronunciation / Transliteration: keisatsuryoku
"警察力が治安維持のために出動しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The official organization of people whose job is to enforce laws, maintain public order, and prevent and detect crime.
"The city council decided to increase funding for the local police force to improve community safety." - 2
The body of officers comprising a nation's or municipality's civil law enforcement agency collectively.
"She has been serving as an officer in the national police force for over a decade."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'police', derived from the Ancient Greek politeia (citizenship, government) via Latin and French, and 'force', from Latin fortia (strength). It emerged in the 19th century as institutionalized civil law enforcement structures began to replace older watch systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Police force" is said worldwide
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force de police
Transliteration: fɔʁs də pɔlis
"La force de police patrouille régulièrement dans les rues."
Polizeikraft
Transliteration: poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌkraft
"Die Polizeikraft sorgt für Sicherheit und Ordnung."
forza di polizia
Transliteration: ˈfɔrt͡sa di poˈlit͡sja
"La forza di polizia è intervenuta tempestivamente."
fuerza policial
Transliteration: ˈfweɾθa po.liˈθjal
"La fuerza policial detuvo al sospechoso."
força policial
Transliteration: ˈfɔɾsɐ pu.liˈsal
"A força policial garantiu a segurança do evento."
पुलिस बल
Transliteration: police bal
"शहर की सुरक्षा के लिए पुलिस बल तैनात किया गया है।"
警察力量
Transliteration: jǐngchá lìliàng
"政府正在加强警察力量以维护社会治安。"
경찰력
Transliteration: gyeong-chal-ryeok
"도시의 안전을 유지하기 위해 경찰력이 증원되었습니다."
警察力
Transliteration: keisatsuryoku
"警察力が治安維持のために出動しました。"
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