well-policedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlpᵿˈliːst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlpəˈlist/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and policed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., policed adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + policed adj. Compare earlier well-policied adj.

†1. Politically or socially well-organized; = well-policied adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > [adjective] > having > having good

well-policied1598

well-policed1635

1635 W. Lambarde & T. Lambarde Archeion (new ed.) 65 The necessitie of an Officer of this sort is inevitable in every well-polliced Kingdome.

1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 198* This powerfull and so well policed Commonwealth.

1745 Polit. Magnet Pref. p. iv Such Nations and Places of the World, in Times preceding our own, as are held to be well policed.

1790 H. Murray Evidences Jewish & Christian Revelations 126 There never was a well policed state without an established religion.

1836 J. B. Jones tr. D. Frayssinous Def. Christianity I. iv. 133 Wherever I see order, whether it be in a well-regulated family, in a well-policed town, in a well-disciplined army, or in a symmetrical edifice, [etc.].

2. Having a large or effective police force; characterized by good or efficient policing; (in extended use) properly regulated or monitored by a designated body.

ΚΠ

1846 Times 8 Jan. 7/5 You, enjoying the luxury of a Calcutta police..will be surprised to hear that..the colony [sc. Tasmania] should be so well policed as it is at present.

1862 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 168 391 The proportion in London was one policeman to two and one-fifth, meaning two grown up people and a small boy... London, in fact, was so well policed, [etc.].

1894 Columbian Congr. Universalist Church iv. 56 The ideal of the philanthropist includes something more than a well-policed city; it has in view a city which needs no constraints.

1931 N.Y. Times 29 Oct. 25/8 A well-policed competitive and individualist economy can work.

1950 Times 24 July 7/4 Radio control and well-policed roads will help to offset any congestion.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 11/2 A well-run and well-policed stock market.

2003 New Yorker 14 Apr. 78/3 Six million more were exiled to isolated, well-policed villages in the Siberian forest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-policed
释义	well-policedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlpᵿˈliːst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlpəˈlist/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and policed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., policed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + policed adj. Compare earlier well-policied adj. †1. Politically or socially well-organized; = well-policied adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > [adjective] > having > having good well-policied1598 well-policed1635 1635 W. Lambarde & T. Lambarde Archeion (new ed.) 65 The necessitie of an Officer of this sort is inevitable in every well-polliced Kingdome. 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 198* This powerfull and so well policed Commonwealth. 1745 Polit. Magnet Pref. p. iv Such Nations and Places of the World, in Times preceding our own, as are held to be well policed. 1790 H. Murray Evidences Jewish & Christian Revelations 126 There never was a well policed state without an established religion. 1836 J. B. Jones tr. D. Frayssinous Def. Christianity I. iv. 133 Wherever I see order, whether it be in a well-regulated family, in a well-policed town, in a well-disciplined army, or in a symmetrical edifice, [etc.]. 2. Having a large or effective police force; characterized by good or efficient policing; (in extended use) properly regulated or monitored by a designated body. ΚΠ 1846 Times 8 Jan. 7/5 You, enjoying the luxury of a Calcutta police..will be surprised to hear that..the colony [sc. Tasmania] should be so well policed as it is at present. 1862 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 168 391 The proportion in London was one policeman to two and one-fifth, meaning two grown up people and a small boy... London, in fact, was so well policed, [etc.]. 1894 Columbian Congr. Universalist Church iv. 56 The ideal of the philanthropist includes something more than a well-policed city; it has in view a city which needs no constraints. 1931 N.Y. Times 29 Oct. 25/8 A well-policed competitive and individualist economy can work. 1950 Times 24 July 7/4 Radio control and well-policed roads will help to offset any congestion. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 11/2 A well-run and well-policed stock market. 2003 New Yorker 14 Apr. 78/3 Six million more were exiled to isolated, well-policed villages in the Siberian forest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1635
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