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police vs posse comitatus

posse comitatus vs police

police and posse comitatus both are nouns.

police is a verb but posse comitatus is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
police Yes No Yes No
posse comitatus Yes No No No
As nouns, posse comitatus is a hyponym of police; that is, posse comitatus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than police:
  • police: the force of policemen and officers
  • posse comitatus: a temporary police force
police (noun) posse comitatus (noun)
the force of policemen and officers a temporary police force
police (verb) posse comitatus (verb)
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Difference between police and posse comitatus

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