Policing

Synonyms for "policing" (165 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Strong matches (50)

Related words (82)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Translations

14 translations across 5 languages.

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Greek

1 entries
  • αστυνόμευση noun (patrolling by the police)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • ellenőrzés noun (monitoring or regulation)
  • felügyelet noun (monitoring or regulation)
  • rendfenntartás noun (maintenance of public order)
  • rendészet noun (maintenance of public order)

Italian

4 entries
  • controllo noun (monitoring or regulation)
  • pattugliamento noun (patrolling by the police)
  • polizia noun (patrolling by the police)
  • vigilanza noun (monitoring or regulation)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • patrulha noun (patrolling by the police)
  • policiamento noun (maintenance of public order)
  • vigilância noun (monitoring or regulation)

Spanish

2 entries
  • patrullaje noun (patrolling by the police)
  • vigilancia noun (monitoring or regulation)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Lemoine said local authorities restored a more thoughtful form of neighborhood policing, which included training officers on cultural sensitivities.

Source: tatoeba (8555050)

The US is policing the world.

Source: tatoeba (11634652)

The US wants to continue policing the world.

Source: tatoeba (11634653)

The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.

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