Antonyms for policing

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : puh-lees

Phonetic Transcription : pəˈlis

Definition of policing

Origin : c.1530, at first essentially the same word as policy (n.1); from Middle French police (late 15c.), from Latin politia "civil administration," from Greek polis "city" (see polis).
Until mid-19c. used in England for "civil administration;" application to "administration of public order" (1716) is from French (late 17c.), and originally in English referred to France or other foreign nations. The first force so-named in England was the Marine Police, set up 1798 to protect merchandise at the Port of London. Police state "state regulated by means of national police" first recorded 1865, with reference to Austria. Police action in the international sense of "military intervention short of war, ostensibly to correct lawlessness" is from 1933. Police officer is attested from 1800. Police station is from 1817.

As in marching : adj advancing
As in patrol : noun guarding; guard
As in law enforcement : noun police officers
As in arrange : verb put in an order
As in patrol : verb guard, protect
As in tidy : verb make neat and orderly
As in watch : verb guard, protect
As in methodize : verb arrange in order
As in trig : verb tidy
As in guard : verb protect, watch

Example sentences :

The policing of cities for the first time became worthy of commendation.
Extract from : « A History of Spain » by Charles E. Chapman

Games and sport alternated with drill and policing of the camp.
Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge

The protection of vessels was not the only reason for policing the waterways.
Extract from : « The Colonial Cavalier » by Maud Wilder Goodwin

And so the policing of the western country from Fort Gibson went on and on.
Extract from : « Fort Gibson » by Grant Foreman

Is it being too aggressive in policing its intellectual property?
Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

Assist your tent mates in policing the ground in and around your tent.
Extract from : « The Plattsburg Manual » by O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey

He does not draw the fine distinction of policing the "backward races."
Extract from : « Principles of Freedom » by Terence J. MacSwiney

They no longer undertake any policing, strike-breaking, or guarding.
Extract from : « Courts and Criminals » by Arthur Train

The wanton mutilation of the dogwoods in natural woodlands belonging to cities can be curbed only by policing the tracts.
Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers

For a time, they talked of forming vigilante groups to do their own policing, but nobody worried about this.
Extract from : « In the Cards » by Alan Cogan

Synonyms for policing

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