# polices

Pronunciation: say "puh-LEE-siz" /pəˈliːsɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of police. — third-person singular simple present indicative of police
   - Simple: The form of police used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _A volunteer committee polices the neighborhood for code violations._
   - _The agency polices financial firms to enforce reporting rules._

## Noun

2. Plural of police. Nonstandard; standard English treats police as already plural or says police officers. *(nonstandard)* — plural of police (“police officer”)
   - Simple: Plural of police. Nonstandard: in standard English, police is already plural, so say police officers.
   - _The polices showed up the minute the music got loud._
   - _A couple of polices were standing on the corner watching everybody._

## Origin

Formed from "police" plus the suffix "-s."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/polices (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).