Police force and Police department

Police force

Police force noun - A body of officers of the law.
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Police department and police force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Police department" instead a noun phrase "Police force".

Police department

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

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