plural of police box

(mineralogy) manganese dioxide, occurring in hard tetragonal crystals

plural of police service

plural of police department

Communicating (often contentious) political ideas in coded language, such that only a small group of voters understands them as they are meant to be understood.

plural of police beat

(now,, possibly offensive) A medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.

(Australia, informal) A small traffic bollard in the middle of an intersection.

plural of body politic

(now archaic or historical) The demographic statistics of a country or state.