"police lives matter" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Etymology: Coined in analogy to black lives matter. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} police lives matter
  1. (US, politics, law enforcement) A phrase used to counter "black lives matter", rallying people to defend police officers and their use of lethal force in carrying out their duties. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Politics Synonyms: blue lives matter, PLM Related terms: black lives matter, all lives matter, white lives matter, red lives matter
    Sense id: en-police_lives_matter-en-phrase-EyhU3Eyi Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, law-enforcement, politics

Alternative forms

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