gendarmerie
noun
gen·dar·mer·ie
zhän-ˈdär-mə-rē 
jän-
variants
or gendarmery
plural gendarmeries
: a body of gendarmes
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The Paris prosecutor's office in a statement Friday announced the opening of the investigation and said that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry.
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arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
As always, the festival works in tandem with the Cannes mayor, national and municipal police, gendarmerie, civil, maritime and air security, mine-clearing and territorial intelligence services.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
French authorities have launched a massive emergency response, deploying 1,600 police and gendarmerie officers to assist the population and prevent looting.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
As always, the festival works in tandem with the Cannes mayor, national and municipal police, gendarmerie, civil, maritime and air security, mine-clearing and territorial intelligence services.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
French authorities have launched a massive emergency response, deploying 1,600 police and gendarmerie officers to assist the population and prevent looting.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gendarmerie
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gendarmerie. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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