Police and Police department

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".

Nearby Words: policing, policed

Police department

Police department noun - The department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime.

Police and police department are semantically related. You can use "Police" instead a noun phrase "Police department".
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