Police

/pəˈliːs/ noun

Definition

the civil force responsible for maintaining public order and safety

Etymology

French 'police', from Greek 'politeia' (citizenship)

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A fundamental institution in modern society for law enforcement

Translations

ESEspañol
policía
FRFrançais
police
PTPortuguês
polícia
ZH中文
警察
ARالعربية
شرطة
DEDeutsch
Polizei
SWKiswahili
polisi
JA日本語
警察
KO한국어
경찰
HIहिन्दी
पुलिस
ITItaliano
polizia
RUРусский
полиция
TRTürkçe
polis
VITiếng Việt
cảnh sát
THไทย
ตำรวจ
NLNederlands
politie
PLPolski
policja
UKУкраїнська
поліція
ELΕλληνικά
αστυνομία
HEעברית
משטרה
IDBahasa Indonesia
polisi
MSBahasa Melayu
polis
BNবাংলা
পুলিশ
TAதமிழ்
காவல்
TEతెలుగు
పోలీసులు
URاردو
پولیس
FAفارسی
پلیس
RORomână
poliție
HUMagyar
rendőrség
CSČeština
policie
SVSvenska
polis
DADansk
politi
FISuomi
poliisi
NONorsk
politi
SKSlovenčina
polícia
BGБългарски
полиция
HRHrvatski
policija
SRСрпски
полиција
LTLietuvių
policija
LVLatviešu
policija
ETEesti
politsei
SLSlovenščina
policija
CACatalà
policia
GLGalego
policía
EUEuskara
polizia
AFAfrikaans
polisie
AMአማርኛ
ፖሊስ
MNМонгол
цагдаа
MYမြန်မာ
ရဲ

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