gendarmerie

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gen=dar=me=rie

CIDE DICTIONARY

gendarmerie, n. [F. gendarmerie.].

 The French police force; the body of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gendarmerie, n.
1 a force of gendarmes.
2 the headquarters of such a force.

ROGET THESAURUS

gendarmerie

Jurisdiction

N jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc, executive, commission of the peace, magistracy, judge, tribunal, municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty, lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve, constable, selectman, police, police force, the fuzz, constabulary, bumbledom, gendarmerie, officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle, policeman, cop, police constable, police sergeant, sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, kavass, lictor, mace bearer, huissier, bedel, tithingman, press gang, exciseman, gauger, gager, customhouse officer, douanier, coroner, edile, aedile, portreeve, paritor, posse comitatus, bureau, cutcherry, department, secretariat, long arm of the law, extradition, executive, administrative, municipal, inquisitorial, causidical, judicatory, judiciary, judicial, juridical, coram judice.