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How to pronounce “police”

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Pronunciation guide for police

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of police with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Unwarranted: Policing Without PermissionThe police use it to figure out where a cell phone is,
Definition summary: (law enforcement) A public agency charged with enforcing laws and maintaining public order, usually being granted special privileges to do so, particularly [from 18th c.]

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Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission

The police use it to figure out where a cell phone is,

[Noun]
(law enforcement) A public agency charged with enforcing laws and maintaining public order, usually being granted special privileges to do so, particularly [from 18th c.]
(usually plural only) The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer. [from 19th c.]
(figuratively, usually ironic and mildly derogatory) People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police.
(military, slang) Cleanup of a military facility, as a formal duty.
(archaic, now rare) Synonym of administration, the regulation of a community or society. [from 17th c.]
(obsolete) Alternative form of policy. [15th–19th c.]
(obsolete) Alternative form of polity, civilization, a regulated community. [16th–19th c.]
[Verb]
(transitive) To enforce the law and keep order among (a group).
(ambitransitive, military, slang) To clean up an area.
(transitive, figurative) To enforce norms or standards upon.