POLICES Synonyms

• power to direct or determine

• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

• the activity of managing or exerting control over something

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• discipline in personal and social activities

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

• exercise authoritative control or power over

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• handle and cause to function

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

• ensure observance of laws and rules

• compel to behave in a certain way

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• direct or strongly influence the behavior of

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• supply with necessities and support

• state categorically

• have and exercise

• maintain for use and service

• maintain by writing regular records

• state or assert

• support against an opponent

• stick to correctly or closely

• an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

• someone who supervises (an examination)

• someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

• display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

• electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

• a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

• any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

• keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

• check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

• a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

• the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

• a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

• maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

• fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• shape or influence; give direction to

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

• watch and direct

• keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

• support against an opponent

• the force of policemen and officers

• the collection of rules imposed by authority

• legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

• a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

• a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

• the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

• the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system

• the force of policemen and officers

• a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

• the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

• a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

• maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

• the force of policemen and officers