Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

police force

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: po-lice -force
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any police organization; a constabulary.

Example Sentences

"He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia."

Inflected Forms

police forces (plural)

Phrases

police department police service

Frequently Paired Words

police department police service

Synonyms

police department police service police constabulary law

Questions

What does police force mean?: Any police organization; a constabulary.

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