Meaning
- (verb) To enforce the law and keep order among (a group). “Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.”
- (verb) To clean up an area.
- (verb) To enforce norms or standards upon. “to police a person's identity”
- (noun) Monitoring or regulation
- (noun) Patrolling by the police
- (noun) Maintenance of public order
Letter breakdown
- Policing contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
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Words starting with POL
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Reader questions
What does Policing mean?
To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
How many letters are in Policing?
Policing has 8 letters.
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