politie

Definitions of politie
  1. noun
    uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
    synonyms: agent, bout, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, hongerlijder, juut, klabak, pandoer, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeerlap, smeris, tuut, viezerik, wout
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    agent, bout, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, juut, klabak, pandoer, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeris, tuut, wout
    a member of a police force
  2. noun
    a member of a police force
    synonyms: agent, bout, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, juut, klabak, pandoer, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeris, tuut, wout
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    bobby
    an informal term for a British policeman
    agent, bout, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, hongerlijder, juut, klabak, pandoer, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeerlap, smeris, tuut, viezerik, wout
    uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
    detective, opsporingsambtenaar, rechercheur, speurder, speurhond, speurneus
    a police officer who investigates crimes
    rijkswachter
    a French policeman
    dijkmeester, oppasser, opziener, toezichthouder
    a high ranking police officer
    brigadier, klaar-over, verkeersbrigadier
    someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing
    opsporingsambtenaar, rechercheur
    a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
  3. noun
    the force of policemen and officers
    synonyms: beveiligingsdienst, bewakingsdienst, gendarmerie, hermandad, kit, politie-apparaat, politieapparaat, politiekorps, politiemacht, prinsemarij, wet
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    gendarmerie, rijkswacht
    French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
    Gestapo
    the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
    type of:
    personeel, personeelsafdeling, personeelszaken
    group of people willing to obey orders
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