police department

/pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmɪnt/
/pəˈlis dɪˈpɑtmənt/
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Other forms: police departments

Definitions of police department
  1. noun
    the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime
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    type of:
    department of local government, local department
    a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government
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