This is the 4106th most frequent Portuguese word.
polícias
"Polícias" in Portuguese means "police" or "policemen/women."
Here, 'polícias' is used to refer to various organizations or branches of the police force, highlighting its plural form.
As diferentes polícias colaboram para manter a ordem pública.
The different police forces collaborate to maintain public order.
In this sentence, 'polícias' indicates the plural form of police institutions or divisions country-wide.
No Brasil, as polícias têm várias divisões específicas.
In Brazil, the police have various specific divisions.
Here, 'polícias' refers specifically to individual police officers, emphasizing the particular usage of the term in informal contexts.