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单词 policedom
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policedomn.

Brit. /pᵿˈliːsdəm/, /ˈpliːsdəm/, U.S. /pəˈlisd(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: police n., -dom suffix.
Etymology: < police n. + -dom suffix.
The police collectively; the system or practice of policing.
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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > system of
policedom1858
policemanism1891
1858 Times 3 June 8/3 They sympathize with us in the matter of passports, visés, espionage, and excessive policedom.
1866 Chambers's Jrnl. 22 Sept. 608/1 Of Antoine the imperturbable, when he returned home,..policedom could make nothing.
1892 Argosy May 380 He is one of the sleuth hounds of policedom.
1927 Warren (Pa.) Morning Mirror 1 July 9/2 A series of articles..on the atrocity of policedom in Russia.
2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. b2/4 In the upper echelons of policedom, Dr. Fyfe's position was startling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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