› the British police force for a particular area
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Examples from literature
- Dublin swarms with soldiers, constabulary and police.
- I inquired if he thought the Irish constabulary a loyal body.
- I'll see you tomorrow, after I stop at the constabulary post.
- Members of the constabulary were always considerate and accommodating towards him during his periodic outbursts of alcoholic craving.
- Proprietors, agents, and large farmers required "protection" from the constabulary, and there was no longer anything to attract capital to the neighbourhood in the face of a deterrent population.
- The metropolitan police is quite distinct from the constabulary, and under a different chief.
