Gardan.
/ˈɡɑːdə/, U.S. /ˈɡɑrdə/ a. The state police force of the Republic of Ireland, established in 1922, and known as the Garda Síochána since 1923 (see Garda Síochána n. at Compounds). Also attributive.
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holy brotherhooda1739
hermandad1772
religious police1775
state police1779
gendarmerie1792
police1798
Scotland Yard1830
guardia civil1846
RCMP1920
RUC1922
Arab Legion1923
Garda Síochána1923
Schupo1923
Mets1944
Vopo1954
maréchaussée1955
U.S.C.1963
Garda1970
1970 Times 29 May 11/5 This [sc. gun-running] alerted the Garda (police) and the Government through the Ministry of Justice.
1975 Evening Herald (Dublin) 8 May 2/7 In Drogheda Garda station alone, where there are almost 70 men, only four have been paid.
1977 Irish Times 8 June 4/1 The girl had been seriously assaulted in the North Circular Road area a short time previously, the Garda statement added.
1986 Evening Press (Dublin) 21 May 1/1 Garda Intelligence had feared another major effort by the IRA to purchase arms in the United States.
b. A member of the Garda Síochána; an Irish policeman. Used in plural for the police generally.
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quarterman1573
lascarine1598
peon1609
sbirro1670
exempt1678
kavass1819
ghaffir1831
Texas Ranger1846
carabiniere1847
zaptieh1869
Zarp1895
flic1899
kiap1923
Schupo1923
guard1925
provincial1936
Garda1943
Vopo1954
1943 Dáil Éireann: Parl. Deb. 16 Nov. 2090 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if he will state if he proposes to increase the number of uniformed Gárdái in the City and County of Dublin.
1958 L. A. G. Strong Light above Lake xxi. 146 You should have seen the solemn dials on all the Gardas and officials.
a1966 ‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1968) 149 Defendant..refused to remove his cap. It was removed by a Gárda.
1970 New Yorker 31 Oct. 128/2 The gardáí would block the roads after he'd passed by.
1975 Evening Herald (Dublin) 8 May 2/7 Efforts to speed up the paying out process have been made..but so far the Gardai have met with little success.
1977 Belfast Tel. 17 Jan. 4/6 Mr. Cooney said he would expect churchmen and politicians to give the same response as any other citizen in aiding the army and the gardai.
1986 Munster (Ireland) Express 6 June 2/4 The defendant was stopped by Garda Terry Butler at 11.30 p.m. on the date in question.
Compounds
Garda Síochána n. [= ‘Civic Guard’] = sense a.
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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > police forces in specific countries or regions
holy brotherhooda1739
hermandad1772
religious police1775
state police1779
gendarmerie1792
police1798
Scotland Yard1830
guardia civil1846
RCMP1920
RUC1922
Arab Legion1923
Garda Síochána1923
Schupo1923
Mets1944
Vopo1954
maréchaussée1955
U.S.C.1963
Garda1970
1923 Dáil Éireann: Parl. Deb. 31 July 1709 ‘An Act to establish in Saorstát Eireann, and regulate a Police Force to be called the Civic Guard.’ Cathal O'Shannon: I move to substitute Garda Síochána for the words ‘Civic Guard’.
1934 Dáil Éireann: Parl. Deb. 2 Mar. 2701 I am to take it from the Minister that there were no members of any force, except what we recognise as the old Gárda force, on these premises..until a week ago.
1943 Dáil Éireann: Parl. Deb. 13 May 149 (heading) Gárda and the Franchise.
1959 Chambers's Encycl. XI. 25/1 In 1922 Eire formed the Garda Siochána under the general direction and control of a government commissioner.
1960 A. Clarke Later Poems (1961) 76 How could the Garda Síochana Defend authority in pairs.
1973 J. Biggs-Davison Hand is Red x. 135 Costello..reinforced the Garda Sióchaná on the Border.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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