state police (English, noun)
expansion: state police (usually uncountable, plural state polices)
Senses:
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: The police force belonging to the state (subnational) government, as contrasted with federal, county, or municipal law enforcement.
tags: Australia
US
uncountable
usually
glosses: Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e. the police force belonging to the national (state) government.
tags: uncountable
usually
Forms:
form: state polices
tags: plural