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police meaning in Telugu

రక్షక దళము rakṣaka daḷamu

/pəˈliːs/

police in Telugu: రక్షక దళము (rakṣaka daḷamu), పోలీసు (pōlīsu). In English, 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.

Telugu words for police

local or general law enforcement agency
రక్షక దళము rakṣaka daḷamu, పోలీసు pōlīsu

English 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.
  4. noun Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government.

Full definition of police

police in a sentence

  • Police! help! Police! help!
  • Who called the fashion police?
  • Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.

Synonyms of police

All synonyms of police

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Questions about police in Telugu

What is the meaning of police in Telugu?
Police in Telugu is రక్షక దళము (rakṣaka daḷamu), పోలీసు (pōlīsu).
police అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Police: రక్షక దళము (rakṣaka daḷamu), పోలీసు (pōlīsu).
What does police mean in English?
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), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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