Definitions for POLICEpəˈlis; ˈpoʊ lis; ˈdi trɔɪt; ˈsi mɛnt; ˈsi gɑr; ˈgɪt ɑr; ˈɪn ʃʊər əns; ˈʌm brɛl ə; ˈaɪ diə

po•lice^*pəˈlis; ˈpoʊ lis; ˈdi trɔɪt; ˈsi mɛnt; ˈsi gɑr; ˈgɪt ɑr; ˈɪn ʃʊər əns; ˈʌm brɛl ə; ˈaɪ diə(n.; v.)-liced, -lic•ing.

(n.)an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
(used with a pl. v.) members of such a force.
the regulation and control of a community, esp. for the maintenance of public order, safety, morals, health, etc.
the department of a government concerned with this, esp. with the maintenance of order.
any body of people employed to keep order, enforce regulations, etc.
people who seek to regulate a specified behavior, activity, practice, etc.:
the language police.
Category: Common Vocabulary
the cleaning and keeping clean of a military camp, post, etc. the cleanliness of a camp, post, etc.
Category: Military
(v.t.)to regulate, control, or keep in order by or as if by means of police.
to clean and keep clean (a military camp, post, etc.).
Category: Military

^* Pron:

1520–30; < MF: government, civil administration, police < LL polītia citizenship, government, for L polītīa; see polity

police, police force, constabulary, law(verb)
the force of policemen and officers
"the law came looking for him"
patrol, police(verb)
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

police(noun)əˈlis
an official organization that makes sure people obey the law
a police investigation; Do you think we should call the police?; a member of the border/state/city police

police(Noun)
Policy.
police(Noun)
Communal living; civilization.
police(Noun)
The regulation of a given community or society; administration, law and order etc.
police(Noun)
A civil force granted the legal authority to enforce the law and maintain public order.
police(Noun)
A police officer.
police(Verb)
To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.
police(Verb)
To patrol an area.

Origin: From police, from politia, from πολιτεία.

Police(noun)
a judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough
Police(noun)
that which concerns the order of the community; the internal regulation of a state
Police(noun)
the organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or district, whose particular duties are the preservation of good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the enforcement of the laws
Police(noun)
military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison
Police(noun)
the cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state / a camp as to cleanliness
Police(verb)
to keep in order by police
Police(verb)
to make clean; as, to police a camp