Police
Police noun - The department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes.
Police department and police are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Police department" instead a noun "Police".
Police department
Police department noun - The department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Police department
Police and police department are semantically related. You can use "Police" instead a noun phrase "Police department".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
Cite this Source
Police department and Police. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/police/police_department
Police & Police department. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/police/police_department>.
Police department or Police. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/police/police_department.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "police" and "police department" have occurred on timeline