"POLAC" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: POLACs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of police + accident Etymology templates: {{blend|en|police|accident}} Blend of police + accident Head templates: {{en-noun}} POLAC (plural POLACs)
  1. (UK, law enforcement) Alternative letter-case form of polac Tags: UK, alt-of Alternative form of: polac Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-POLAC-en-noun-JUdHzyLP Categories (other): British English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: government, law-enforcement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Blend of police + academy Etymology templates: {{blend|en|police|academy}} Blend of police + academy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} POLAC (uncountable)
  1. (Nigera, law enforcement) The Police Academy of Nigeria Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-POLAC-en-noun-zctcCILt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: government, law-enforcement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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