Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun police_force
1 sense of police force
Sense 1
police, police force, constabulary, law -- (the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him")
=> force, personnel -- (group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")
=> law enforcement agency -- (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)