policía

Definitions of policía
  1. noun
    the force of policemen and officers
    synonyms: fuerzas del orden público, fuerzas policiales, guardia
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    gendarmería
    French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
    checa, policía secreta, secreta, secreto, señora
    a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
    type of:
    dotación, efectivo, plantilla
    group of people willing to obey orders
  2. noun
    a member of a police force
    synonyms: agente, agente de policía, guardia, oficial
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    bofia, gris, guili, guindilla, guripa, madero, marrón, pasma, pitufo, poli, polizonte, romano
    uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
    capitán de policía
    a policeman in charge of a precinct
    detective
    a police officer who investigates crimes
    gendarme
    a French policeman
    inspector
    a high ranking police officer
    policía motorizado
    a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
    agente, agente de policía, mujer policía, municipal
    a woman policeman
    policía de tráfico
    a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
    policía montado
    a mounted policeman
    policía montado
    a state police officer
    policía de paisano
    a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
    type of:
    oficial de la ley
    an officer of the law
  3. noun
    a woman policeman
    synonyms: agente, agente de policía, mujer policía, municipal
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    type of:
    agente, agente de policía, guardia, oficial
    a member of a police force
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