noun, verb · neutral
police
/pəˈliːs/po·LICE
the organization of people who enforce the law and keep public order
Examples
“I called the police when I saw someone trying to break into my neighbour's house.”
“The police closed the road to collect evidence after the crash.”
“They policed the festival to make sure everyone was safe.”
Band 8 sentence
“I contacted the police immediately after witnessing the hit-and-run and gave a detailed statement to the officer.”
Collocations
- call the police
- police station
- police officer
Word family
Common mistakes
a police→a police officer / a policeman
polices / the police is→police (plural) / the police are
Say it for a higher band
5cop→6police officer→7+police
Synonyms
cop
law enforcement
Easily confused
police officer
“The police officer took my statement at the scene.”
cop
“A cop arrived quickly after I called the emergency number.”
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