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constabularies

noun

plural of constabulary

as in police

a body of officers of the law all members of the local constabulary were on the alert for the escaped convict

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police

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The leader is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and has authority over the national police and morality police.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Paramedics took the child to the hospital, where the toddler died, Grace Mariot, a police spokeswoman, said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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