"police department" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: police departments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} police department (plural police departments)
  1. (law enforcement) Police force, especially a local or regional branch of a national police force. Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: PD [abbreviation], police force, police service, police Derived forms: PD [abbreviation] Related terms: police force, police service Translations (police force, especially a local or regional branch of a national police force): poliisilaitos (Finnish), პოლიციის განყოფილება (ṗoliciis ganq̇opileba) (Georgian), politi (Norwegian), departamento de policía [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-police_department-en-noun-2lzskyWr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

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