Police

[pəˈliːs] noun verb

A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order. “Call the police!”
  2. (noun) A police officer.
  3. (noun) People who seek to enforce norms or standards. “thought police”
  4. (noun) The duty of cleaning up.
  5. (noun) Policy.
  6. (noun) Communal living; civilization.
  7. (noun) The regulation of a given community or society; administration, law and order etc.
  8. (verb) To enforce the law and keep order among (a group). “Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.”
  9. (verb) To clean up an area.
  10. (verb) To enforce norms or standards upon. “to police a person's identity”

Letter breakdown

  • Police contains 6 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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What does Police mean?

A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.

How many letters are in Police?

Police has 6 letters.

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