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police

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "police" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

police

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

police is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, police is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpolice

1noun
  • A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.

    Example: "Call the police!"

  • A police officer.
  • People who seek to enforce norms or standards.

    Example: "thought police"

  • The duty of cleaning up.
  • Policy.
  • Communal living; civilization.
  • The regulation of a given community or society; administration, law and order etc.
1verb
  • To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).

    Example: "Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game."

  • To clean up an area.
  • To enforce norms or standards upon.

    Example: "to police a person's identity"

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