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polis [pu.lîs.] : cop (n.); police (n.); policeman (n.)
[ Etymology: English: police ]
Synonyms: parak
Related words: magbalantay sa kalinaw; operatiba; patrolman

Derivatives of polis


Glosses:
cop
n. (person)1. bull, cop, copper, fuzz, piguncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
~ colloquialisma colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
~ police officer, policeman, officera member of a police force.; "it was an accident, officer"
v. (possession)2. cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thievetake by theft.; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
~ stealtake without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
v. (contact)3. apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick uptake into custody.; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
~ clutch, prehend, seizetake hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
police
n. (group)1. constabulary, law, police, police forcethe force of policemen and officers.; "the law came looking for him"
~ personnel, forcegroup of people willing to obey orders.; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
~ european law enforcement organisation, europolpolice organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces.
~ gendarmerie, gendarmeryFrench police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively.
~ mutawa, mutawa'eenreligious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded.
~ mounties, rcmp, royal canadian mounted policethe federal police force of Canada.
~ new scotland yard, scotland yardthe detective department of the metropolitan police force of London.
~ secret policea police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition).
~ schutzstaffel, ssspecial police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps.
~ law enforcement agencyan agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws.
~ posse, posse comitatusa temporary police force.
~ police officer, policeman, officera member of a police force.; "it was an accident, officer"
v. (social)2. patrol, policemaintain the security of by carrying out a patrol.
~ guardto keep watch over.; "there would be men guarding the horses"
policeman
n. (person)1. officer, police officer, policemana member of a police force.; "it was an accident, officer"
~ constabulary, police, police force, lawthe force of policemen and officers.; "the law came looking for him"
~ bobbyan informal term for a British policeman.
~ cop, fuzz, copper, pig, bulluncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
~ police captain, police chief, captaina policeman in charge of a precinct.
~ police constable, constablea police officer of the lowest rank.
~ detective, police detective, tec, investigatora police officer who investigates crimes.
~ gendarmea French policeman.
~ inspectora high ranking police officer.
~ law officer, lawman, peace officeran officer of the law.
~ motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed copa policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists).
~ police matron, policewomana woman policeman.
~ mountiecolloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
~ shooflyan undercover police officer who investigates other policemen.
~ traffic copa policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic.
~ troopera mounted policeman.
~ state trooper, troopera state police officer.