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parapolice

parapolice noun: law enforcement agents considered ancillary or subsidiary to the regular police force.

Noun

parapolice (uncountable)

  1. Law enforcement agents considered ancillary or subsidiary to the regular police force.

Origin of parapolice

From para- + police; compare paramilitary, paramedic, paralegal.

Questions about parapolice

What does parapolice mean?
Parapolice means law enforcement agents considered ancillary or subsidiary to the regular police force.
What part of speech is parapolice?
Parapolice is a noun.

Words near parapolice in the dictionary

  1. parapodia
  2. parapodial
  3. parapodiapophyseal
  4. parapodium
  5. parapods
  6. parapolice
  7. parapolitical
  8. parapolitics
  9. parapontine
  10. parapophyseal
  11. parapophyses

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