Police

Police

1. The governmental department charged with the regulation and control of the affairs of a community, now chiefly the department established to maintain order, enforce the law, and prevent and detect crime. The duty of the police is to serve and protect the public.
2. The cleaning of a military base or other military areas. Each day the recruits were assembled to police the area around the barracks.

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