police power
noun
1 Law (chiefly US ), the right of a government to make laws regulating conduct to the extent that they are necessary to secure the health, safety, good order, comfort, or general welfare of the community.
2 Generally any power exercised by a police force.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Times.
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