army vs police

army

noun
  • The governmental agency in charge of a state's army. 

  • Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces. 

  • A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. 

  • Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions). 

  • The military as a whole. 

  • Any multitude. 

  • A large group of people working toward the same purpose. 

  • A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose. 

police

noun
  • A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement. 

  • The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer. 

  • Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government. 

  • A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory. 

  • A public agency charged with enforcing laws and maintaining public order, usually being granted special privileges to do so, particularly 

  • People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police. 

  • Cleanup of a military facility, as a formal duty. 

verb
  • To clean up an area. 

  • To enforce norms or standards upon. 

  • To enforce the law and keep order among (a group). 

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