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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyeongchal
"경찰이 사고 현장에 출동했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The civil force of a state, responsible for maintaining public order and law, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
"The police arrived at the scene within minutes of the emergency call."
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To maintain law and order in an area or among a group of people by means of a police force.
"Officers were assigned to police the large public gathering."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'police' originates from the Latin 'politia', meaning 'public order', which evolved through the French 'police' in the 16th century. The term has shifted from a general sense of governance to specifically refer to a civil force responsible for maintaining law and order.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Police" is said worldwide
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police
Transliteration: pɔ.lis
"La police a arrêté le suspect ce matin."
Polizei
Transliteration: poliˈtsaɪ
"Die Polizei rief zur Vorsicht auf."
polizia
Transliteration: poˈlit.tsja
"La polizia sta indagando sul furto."
policía
Transliteration: po.liˈsi.a
"La policía detuvo al ladrón."
polícia
Transliteration: puˈli.sjɐ
"A polícia protege os cidadãos."
पुलिस
Transliteration: pulis
"पुलिस ने चोर को पकड़ लिया।"
警察
Transliteration: jǐng chá
"警察正在调查这起案件。"
경찰
Transliteration: gyeongchal
"경찰이 사고 현장에 출동했습니다."
警察
Transliteration: keisatsu
"警察官が街をパトロールしています。"
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