"polis" meaning in Cebuano

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Noun

IPA: /poˈlis/, [poˈl̪is] Forms: polís [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from English police. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ceb|en|police}} Borrowed from English police Head templates: {{ceb-noun|polís|b=+}} polís (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
  1. a police officer; a cop
    Sense id: en-polis-ceb-noun-ibA897RX
  2. a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-polis-ceb-noun-l4Lk9JlN Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 3 97 Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries, Cebuano terms without pronunciation template Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 22 78 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms without pronunciation template: 17 83

Inflected forms

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            "Public safety",
            "Justice",
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            "Society",
            "Public administration",
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            "Government",
            "Fundamental",
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          "law enforcement",
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          "public",
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        ],
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          "order",
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Download raw JSONL data for polis meaning in Cebuano (1.3kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔",
  "path": [
    "polis"
  ],
  "section": "Cebuano",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "polis",
  "trace": ""
}

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