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"word": "بوليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šurṭa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"South-Levantine-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "شرطة"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ostikanutʿyun",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ոստիկանություն"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulitsii"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulitsie"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "astinumii"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite"
],
"word": "astinumie"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulitsia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "astinumia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "পুলিচ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "arokhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "আৰক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "nirapottarokhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "নিৰাপত্তাৰক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "šurṭa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "az",
"english": "archaism",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "zabitiyyə"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palícyja",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "палі́цыя"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "milícyja",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мілі́цыя"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "puliś",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "পুলিশ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "arokkhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "আরক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "nirapottarokkhi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "নিরাপত্তারক্ষী"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ция"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "rai:",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ရဲ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "pu.lip",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ပုလိပ်"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "dtp",
"lang": "Central Dusun",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"roman": "milco",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милцо"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ging² caat³",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "žinca",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "җинца"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "i͡ayi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "яйи"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "dng",
"english": "militia",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "milis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "милис"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "cdo",
"lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
"roman": "gīng-chák",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "hak",
"lang": "Hakka Chinese",
"roman": "kín-chhat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "cjy",
"lang": "Jin Chinese",
"roman": "jing² ca¹",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jǐngchá",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jǐngfāng",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警方"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "(Ministry of) Public Security (PRC)",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gōng'ān",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "公安"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "wuu",
"lang": "Wu Chinese",
"roman": "²jin-tshaq",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kreslu"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policie"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "politie"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polico"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politsei"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ee",
"lang": "Ewe",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "kpovitɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "løgregla"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poliisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṗolicia",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "პოლიცია"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "astynomía",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αστυνομία"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "politiit"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "પોલીસ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "lapolis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mākaʻi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mishtará",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "משטרה \\ מִשְׁטָרָה"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "पोलिस"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पुलिस m आरक्षी"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "rendőrség"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lögregla"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polico"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "gardaí"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"raw_tags": [
"in Ireland"
],
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural",
"specifically"
],
"word": "Gardaí"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "póilíní"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "péas"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "forza pubblica"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"alt": "けいさつ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keisatsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "xal",
"lang": "Kalmyk",
"roman": "tsagda",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "цагда"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ಪೊಲೀಸ್"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "polisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "milisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "poulih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលិស"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pouliih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលីស"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tɑɑtɑmruət",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "តម្រួត"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kongʼaan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "កុងអាន"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "nɔɔnɔkɔɔ baal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "នគរបាល"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"alt": "警察",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeongchal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "경찰"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "polîs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پۆلیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polîs"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "lmy",
"lang": "Laboya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "palihi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "tam lūat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ຕຳຫຼວດ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pō lit",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ໂປລິດ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vigilia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "vigiles"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "denutiatores"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiatores"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "biocolyta"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "custos"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "publicus"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiator"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pliesj"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ција"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ција"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Malaysia",
"Singapore"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ms",
"english": "Sumatra",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Riau"
],
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Southern",
"Thailand"
],
"word": "serdadu"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mata-mata"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "pōlīsŭ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "പോലീസ്"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pulizija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poleenyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pirihimana"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पोलीस"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "cagdaa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "цагдаа"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "čaɣdag-a",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠴᠠᠭᠳᠠᠭᠠ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "siláo"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "prahari",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "प्रहरी"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politii"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boliisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ପୁଲିସ୍"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"alt": "きーさち",
"code": "ryu",
"lang": "Okinawan",
"roman": "kīsachi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "policæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полицӕ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "milicæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милицӕ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پوليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "prs",
"lang": "Dari",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پولِیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پُلیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "pâsbân",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policja"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ਪੁਲਿਸ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "chapaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poliție"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ция"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ция"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poileas"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "полѝција"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "мѝлӣција"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "polìcija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mìlīcija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "polīsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "පොලීසිය"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "so",
"lang": "Somali",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boolis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "policija"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisya"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милитсия"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "политсия"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "polisiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полисия"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kāval",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "காவல்"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "போலீஸ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "rakṣaka daḷamu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "రక్షక దళము"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pōlīsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "పోలీసు"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtam-rùuat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ตำรวจ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "th",
"english": "Obsolete",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "โปลิศ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "nyen rtog pa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ཉེན་རྟོག་པ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ti",
"lang": "Tigrinya",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ፖሊስ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "sakçı"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "kınçal"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisiýa"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "полі́ція"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мілі́ція"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِس"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِیس"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "śurta",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شُرْطَہ"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pāsbān",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "saqchi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ساقچى"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "militsiya"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politsiya"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"alt": "警察",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "cảnh sát"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"alt": "公安",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "công an"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pold"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heddlu"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polysje"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "politsey",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פּאָליציי"
},
{
"_dis1": "28 22 24 9 9 1 1 3 1 2",
"code": "za",
"lang": "Zhuang",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "gingjcaz"
}
],
"word": "police"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "hyperpolice"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "self-police"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "tone policing"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "frm",
"3": "police"
},
"expansion": "Middle French police",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "polītīa",
"4": "",
"5": "state, government"
},
"expansion": "Latin polītīa (“state, government”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "πολιτεία"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "policy",
"3": "polity"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of policy and polity",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle French police, from Latin polītīa (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of policy and polity.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "polices",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "policing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "policed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "policed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "police (third-person singular simple present polices, present participle policing, simple past and past participle policed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"po‧lice"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club",
"text": "Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2013 August 10, Schumpeter, “Cronies and capitols”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848",
"text": "Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector. Governments have to find the best people to fill important jobs: there is a limited supply of people who understand the financial system, for example.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2021 July 28, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Confusion and dissent over face mask requirements: Reaction to the Guidance: Train operators”, in RAIL, number 936, page 7",
"text": "Train operators were reluctant to speak to RAIL on the record, but one responded: \"The unions are rightly very clear that they don't want staff policing face coverings after the removal of legal backing.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
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[
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"text": "Q. […] What did you do that day? — A. I was cleaning up around quarters.\nQ. You had been on guard and went on police duty? You were policing, cleaning up around the barracks? — A. Yes, sir.",
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[
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"duty"
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[
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[
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"England",
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{
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"word": "পুলিশ"
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
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],
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"tags": [
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"code": "dng",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
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"code": "dng",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
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"code": "cdo",
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"word": "警察"
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"code": "hak",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
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{
"code": "cjy",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "警察"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
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"code": "wuu",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
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"code": "kw",
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{
"code": "crh",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policie"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
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"code": "nl",
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"tags": [
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"code": "eo",
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"word": "polico"
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"code": "et",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
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{
"code": "ee",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "kpovitɔ"
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"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "løgregla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poliisi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ṗolicia",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "პოლიცია"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "astynomía",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αστυνομία"
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{
"code": "kl",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
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"code": "gu",
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"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "પોલીસ"
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{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "lapolis"
},
{
"code": "haw",
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"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mākaʻi"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mishtará",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "पोलिस"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पुलिस m आरक्षी"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "rendőrség"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lögregla"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polico"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "gardaí"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"raw_tags": [
"in Ireland"
],
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural",
"specifically"
],
"word": "Gardaí"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "póilíní"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "péas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "forza pubblica"
},
{
"alt": "けいさつ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keisatsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"code": "xal",
"lang": "Kalmyk",
"roman": "tsagda",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "цагда"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ಪೊಲೀಸ್"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "polisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "milisiä",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "poulih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលិស"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pouliih",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ប៉ូលីស"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tɑɑtɑmruət",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "តម្រួត"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kongʼaan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "កុងអាន"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "nɔɔnɔkɔɔ baal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "នគរបាល"
},
{
"alt": "警察",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeongchal",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "경찰"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "polîs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پۆلیس"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polîs"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милиция"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полиция"
},
{
"code": "lmy",
"lang": "Laboya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "palihi"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "tam lūat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ຕຳຫຼວດ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pō lit",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ໂປລິດ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vigilia"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "vigiles"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "denutiatores"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiatores"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "biocolyta"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "custos"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "publicus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "denuntiator"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pliesj"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ција"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ција"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Malaysia",
"Singapore"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"english": "Sumatra",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Riau"
],
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Southern",
"Thailand"
],
"word": "serdadu"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "mata-mata"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "pōlīsŭ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "പോലീസ്"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pulizija"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "poleenyn"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pirihimana"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "polīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "पोलीस"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "cagdaa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "цагдаа"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "čaɣdag-a",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠴᠠᠭᠳᠠᠭᠠ"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "siláo"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "prahari",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "प्रहरी"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"feminine"
],
"word": "police"
},
{
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politii"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boliisa"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politi"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ପୁଲିସ୍"
},
{
"alt": "きーさち",
"code": "ryu",
"lang": "Okinawan",
"roman": "kīsachi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "警察"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "policæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полицӕ"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "milicæ",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милицӕ"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پوليس"
},
{
"code": "prs",
"lang": "Dari",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پولِیس"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پُلیس"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "pâsbân",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polizei"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "pulis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ਪੁਲਿਸ"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "chapaq"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poliție"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polizia"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поли́ция"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мили́ция"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poileas"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "полѝција"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "мѝлӣција"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "polìcija"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mìlīcija"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "polīsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "පොලීසිය"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícia"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "so",
"lang": "Somali",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "boolis"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "policija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "policía"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisi"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisi"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulis"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pulisya"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "militsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "милитсия"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "politsiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "политсия"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "polisiya",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "полисия"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kāval",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "காவல்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "pōlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "போலீஸ்"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "rakṣaka daḷamu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "రక్షక దళము"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pōlīsu",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "పోలీసు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtam-rùuat",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ตำรวจ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"english": "Obsolete",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "โปลิศ"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "nyen rtog pa",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ཉེན་རྟོག་པ"
},
{
"code": "ti",
"lang": "Tigrinya",
"roman": "polis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ፖሊስ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polis"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "sakçı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "kınçal"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polisiýa"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "полі́ція"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "milícija",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мілі́ція"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlis",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِس"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pūlīs",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پُولِیس"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "śurta",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شُرْطَہ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pāsbān",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پاسْبان"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "saqchi",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "ساقچى"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "militsiya"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "politsiya"
},
{
"alt": "警察",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "cảnh sát"
},
{
"alt": "公安",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "công an"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "pold"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heddlu"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "polysje"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "politsey",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פּאָליציי"
},
{
"code": "za",
"lang": "Zhuang",
"sense": "local or general law enforcement agency",
"word": "gingjcaz"
}
],
"word": "police"
}
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"word": "hyperpolice"
},
{
"word": "self-police"
},
{
"word": "tone policing"
}
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},
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"2": "la",
"3": "polītīa",
"4": "",
"5": "state, government"
},
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"name": "der"
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"3": "πολιτεία"
},
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},
{
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"2": "policy",
"3": "polity"
},
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}
],
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{
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"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "policing",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
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"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "policed",
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"past"
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}
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],
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],
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"pos": "verb",
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"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
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{
"text": "Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club",
"text": "Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2013 August 10, Schumpeter, “Cronies and capitols”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848",
"text": "Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector. Governments have to find the best people to fill important jobs: there is a limited supply of people who understand the financial system, for example.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2021 July 28, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Confusion and dissent over face mask requirements: Reaction to the Guidance: Train operators”, in RAIL, number 936, page 7",
"text": "Train operators were reluctant to speak to RAIL on the record, but one responded: \"The unions are rightly very clear that they don't want staff policing face coverings after the removal of legal backing.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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],
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"transitive"
]
},
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"English slang",
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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{
"ref": "1900, Proceedings of the eighth annual meeting, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States",
"text": "This comes to him through the company housekeeping, for in the field each organization takes care of itself, cooks its own food, makes its own beds, does its own policing (cleaning up); […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1907, Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate, concerning the Affray at Brownsville, Tex. on the Night of August 13 and 14, 1906, volume 2",
"text": "Q. […] What did you do that day? — A. I was cleaning up around quarters.\nQ. You had been on guard and went on police duty? You were policing, cleaning up around the barracks? — A. Yes, sir.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon (film script)",
"text": "ELIAS: Police up your extra ammo and frags, don't leave nothing for the dinks."
},
{
"ref": "2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam,, page 275",
"text": "Fire off several rounds in a residential building and stop to police the brass?",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To clean up an area."
],
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[
"intransitive",
"intransitive"
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[
"military",
"military"
]
],
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],
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"intransitive",
"slang",
"transitive"
],
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"military",
"politics",
"war"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
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{
"text": "to police a person's identity"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To enforce norms or standards upon."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figurative) To enforce norms or standards upon."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/pəˈliːs/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"General-Australian",
"Received-Pronunciation",
"Scotland"
]
},
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"ipa": "[pʰə̆ˈliˑs]",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"General-Australian",
"Received-Pronunciation",
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpl̩iːs/",
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"England",
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpoʊ.liːs/",
"tags": [
"African-American-Vernacular-English",
"Southern-American-English"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːs"
},
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"US"
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}
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