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Synonyms of police

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Another word for police is five-o. Other synonyms of police are constabulary, garda, gendarmerie and force.

Synonyms and similar words for police

nounSynonym of administration, the regulation of a community or society.

nounLaw enforcement officers.

nounMore synonyms

  • 5-O
  • Babylon UKA female breast.
  • baconThe police or spies.
  • Big Blue MachineAny large regional police service.
  • Bill UK
  • boydemThe police.
  • constabularyA police force.
  • dibble UKA police officer, especially one serving with Greater Manchester Police.
  • donut patrol USThe police.
  • ducks and geese UK, slangPolice.
  • ecilop UK, slangPolice.
  • esclop UK, slangThe police.
  • feds
  • forceA group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure...
  • filthThe police.
  • five-oThe police.
  • fuzzThe police, or any law enforcement agency.
  • gardaA member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer.
  • gardai
  • gendarmerieA military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
  • heatThe police.
  • lawA person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
  • maaveh UKThe police.
  • monarch AustraliaA police officer.
  • Old Bill UKA police officer.
  • pigliceThe police.
  • plod UKThe police, police officers.
  • po-po USThe police; a police officer.
  • police departmentPolice force, especially a local or regional branch of a national police force.
  • police forceAny police organization; a constabulary.
  • police servicePolice force.
  • polis UKThe police.
  • thin blue line colloquialThe police.
  • any plural synonym of police officer

Meaning of police

  1. noun A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
  2. noun A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.
  3. noun A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.

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Questions about synonyms of police

What is another word for police?
Police has 36 synonyms on Word.ws, such as five-o, constabulary, garda, gendarmerie and force.
What does police mean?
Police means a constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: police (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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