An automobile used by a police officer when on duty.

(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

A group that aims to control what other people think.

A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.

(US, Australia, law enforcement) The police force belonging to the state (subnational) government, as contrasted with federal, county, or municipal law enforcement.

plural of police blotter

plural of police man (alternative form of policemen).

A unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.

A unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.

A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike in other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story.