Royal Canadian Mounted Police

n the federal police force of Canada. Abbreviation: RCMP

Roy′al Cana′dian Mount′ed Police′

n. the national police force in Canada since 1920.

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Noun

Royal Canadian Mounted Police - the federal police force of Canada Mounties, RCMPconstabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"international law enforcement agency - an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcementMountie - colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police,

constabulary organized (1873) as the Northwest Mounted Police to bring law and order to the Canadian west. In 1920 the name was changed to the present title. The corps, which gained a romantic reputation for daring exploits and persistence in trailing criminals, originally numbered 300 men; they came to be known as Red Coats, Riders of the Plains, and, most popularly, Mounties. The force later absorbed the provincial police forces of all the territories and provinces except Ontario and Quebec and enforces all federal and provincial laws except in those provinces. It also takes part in selected international peacekeeping activites. The force numbers about 16,000.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The national police force of Canada. It is responsible for enforcing federal laws, including but not limited to laws against counterfeiting, organized crime and drug trafficking. It also enforces provincial and territorial laws everywhere except Ontario and Quebec, and to a lesser extent in Newfoundland & Labrador. It was formed in 1920.

AcronymsSeeRCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

noun

Synonyms for Royal Canadian Mounted Police

noun the federal police force of Canada

Synonyms

Mounties
RCMP

Related Words

constabulary
police
police force
law
international law enforcement agency
Mountie

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