No. 11,789 in Swedish
police
Police (Swedish: polis): A civil force responsible for maintaining public order, enforcing laws, and preventing crime.
In a sentence
Polisen utreder en brottsplats.
The police are investigating a crime scene.
Here, 'polisen' refers to the collective entity of law enforcement.
Vi såg flera polisbilar åka förbi snabbt.
We saw several police cars driving by quickly.
In this sentence, 'polisbilar' specifies vehicles belonging to the police force.
Varje polis bär sin identifikationsbricka.
Every police officer wears their identification badge.
Here, 'polis' refers to an individual member of the police force, i.e., a police officer.
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