Constable
Constable noun - A member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level.
Usage example: reported the crime to the local constable
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Synonyms for Constable
Police force and constable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Police force" instead a noun "Constable".
Police force
Police force noun - A body of officers of the law.
Usage example: mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Synonyms for Police force
Constable and police force are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constable" instead a noun phrase "Police force".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Always on Duty: Constable Clark shows up in any scene involving the police force, no matter if day or night.
Source: Film / Sherlock Holmes -
However, given the fact the regional police force is named Central Police, in series 2 a Chief Constable from the neighbouring East Midlands Constabulary is present in DCC Dryden's interview and that the first season was filmed in Birmingham, it can be assumed to be somewhere in the Midlands.
Source: Series / Line of Duty
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