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po·lice
/ pəˈlēs/
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n. [treated as pl.] (usu. the police)
the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
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members of a police force:
there are fewer women police than men.
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an organization engaged in the enforcement of official regulations in a specified domain:
transit police | fig., humorous
the fashion police.
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v. [tr.] [often as n.] (policing)
(of a police force) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or for (an area or event).
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enforce regulations or an agreement in (a particular area or domain):
a UN resolution to use military force to police the no-fly zone.
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enforce the provisions of (a law, agreement, or treaty):
the regulations will be policed by factory inspectors.
∎ maintain order and neatness in (an area, as a military camp).
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For December 10, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Morning News; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...SUPERINTENDENT SNORRE HAUGEN (Oslo, Norway Police Department): This is without doubt the...largest security challenge for the Norwegian police.CHARLIE D`AGATA: Organizers say never...matching their descriptions were detained by police in Pakistan inside the home of a suspected...
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TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER:THOMAS J. PERRELLI
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...Country is the geographic isolation ofmany reservations. In some instances, law enforcement officials whethertribal police, BIA police, or the FBI may need to travel hundreds of milesto reach a crime scene. Additionally, many tribal nations lack...
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PELOSI: PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS WORKING ON JOBS PACKAGE TO PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK AND KEEP ECONOMY GROWING
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 12/8/2009; 398 words
; ...energy efficient, ensuring that small business ownersgain easier access to capital and credit, and helping to keep teachers,police, and firefighters on the job in our communities. "With the President'sleadership, we will develop a plan that works for...
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EVENING NEWS for December 11, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Evening News; 12/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...staring down death. A brave Mexican police chief refuses to give in to drug cartels...terrorists. That`s according to Pakistani police, but back home in northern Virginia...Americans remain in a Pakistani jail, police there have now released their mug shots...
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McChrystal Pitches U.S. Strategy In Afghanistan
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 12/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...ones, partnered with Afghan soldiers and police, will make a huge difference in securing...is to bolster Afghan soldiers' and police officers' hands-on experience in order...train and equip a properly sized Afghan police force. Mr. HANIF ATMAR (Interior Minister...
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McChrystal: 5 Years Before Afghans Control Security
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...which was really reborn in 2002, is further along. The police need to go further. The largest number of casualties...counterinsurgency are suffered by the Afghan National Police. Police are typically, like in any country, police are distributed...
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U.S. Diplomacy Makes A Call To Tech Support
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 12/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...simply not walking up the literal or proverbial steps of the police station house. They fear retribution. And those fears are...alleged crimes, he says, before the information goes to the police. Mr. ROSS: So the idea was to use technology to bring transparency...
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Reporter: Afghan Civilians Skeptical Of U.S. Plan
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 12/5/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...respect. We're talking about a central government that cannot guarantee any kind of safety and security for its citizens. Police that are widely corrupt and feared, and against all of this, you've got Taliban that come from the same cultural background...
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Protesters Take To Streets In Iran
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 12/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...government has reacted with force, sending thousands of riot police and street militia to crack down on the demonstrators. Foreign...emerging from there say they were violent clashes between the police and protesters. NPR's Mike Shuster has more. (Soundbite...
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Climate Summit Attracts Limos, Private Jets
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/8/2009; ; 221 words
; ...Instead, she has rented 200 limos, more than 10 times her normal business. Many delegates arrived on private jets, and even police are preparing to use more energy. They bought a water cannon to deal with expected climate protests. It's MORNING EDITION...
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SIC 7381 Detective, Guard, and Armored Car Services
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...services (see SIC 7382: Security Systems Services ). There are more than twice as many security guards in the United States as police officers. Approximately 150 armored car services exist in the United States, some of which are subsidiaries of large corporations...
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SIC 9211 Courts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...wide array of external support entities such as sentencing boards, Friends of the Court, probation and parole boards, local police and sheriff departments, state prosecutors and public defenders, lawyers, public service and community organizations, law...
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Alkaline Trio
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...suicide on “Trouble Breathing,” emotional breakdowns on “My Little Needle,” and police brutality on “Cop.” Considering the subject matter on Godd**nit!, Alkaline Trio’s music...
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Aswad
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...for an idyllic mother land, while the follow-up single, “Three Babylon,” was a statement against police brutality. With its signing to Mango Records in 1975, a division of Chris Blackwell’s Island Records, Aswad became...
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Cold
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...x201C;It was on the same street as the studio. Everyday, we would go into the studio and right outside the window was the police riot bus. There were smoke bombs going off. We would For the Record… Members include Terry Balsamo (joined group...
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