Definition of "gendarmerie" []

• A body of French gendarmes. (noun)
• Slang A group of police officers. (noun)

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• "Diplomats explained that several EU countries were expected to send "gendarmerie" - type effectives, because such forces are most suited to quick deployment."
• "The gendarmerie is the elite paramilitary force of the Congo."
• "Blue as the gendarmerie were the waves of the sea,"