"tongue troopers" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} tongue troopers pl (plural only)
  1. (informal, derogatory) Language police. Tags: derogatory, informal, plural, plural-only Synonyms: language police (alt: derogatory: the Office québécois de la langue française)
    Sense id: en-tongue_troopers-en-noun-fOQVnRgF
  2. (Canada, informal, derogatory, specifically) The Office québécois de la langue française (Quebec Board of the French Language) Tags: Canada, derogatory, informal, plural, plural-only, specifically
    Sense id: en-tongue_troopers-en-noun-BF-AKU6r Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 34 66

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