riot police
English
Noun
- A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
Usage notes
- As a collective noun, the riot police are referred to using plural pronouns and verb forms, such as they and were.
Translations
a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
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