Bobbies
Force
Force noun - A body of persons at work or available for work.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He helped create the modern concept of the police force while Home Secretary (leading to officers being known as "bobbies", in England, or Peelers, in Ireland, to this day), oversaw the formation of the Conservative Party out of the shattered Tory Party, and repealed the Corn Laws.
Source: Useful Notes / Robert Peel -
Britain also has the Special Branch, a secretive section of the civilian police force, where "secret bobbies" deal with issues of subversion, counter-terrorism, threats to politicians and the State establishment, et c.
Source: Secret Police
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