Meaning & use
gendarmerie
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A military force, especially in France and some other countries, that carries out civilian police duties.
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The gendarmerie was called in to secure the mountain village after the storm.
Officers of the gendarmerie patrol both rural roads and national borders.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French; typically refers to a police force organized along military lines, distinct from an ordinary civilian police department.
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