police: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of police
noun
- plural, plural-normally
A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
Example: Call the police!
- UK, plural, plural-normally
A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime. A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.
Example: Scotland Yard is, technically speaking, only the metropolitan police for Greater London but because of their importance they have special jurisdiction for some crimes across the United Kingdom.
- Australia, New-Zealand, plural, plural-normally
A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime. Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government.
- plural, plural-normally, plural-only, usually
The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer.
Source: Wiktionary — police.
verb
- transitive
To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
Example: Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game.
- ambitransitive, slang
To clean up an area.
- figuratively, transitive
To enforce norms or standards upon.
Listed forms: polices, policing, policed.
Source: Wiktionary — police.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for police.
noun
the force of policemen and officers
- police force
- constabulary
- law
verb
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is police in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of police
P(3) + O(1) + L(1) + I(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of police
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from police
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