polis

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • A police officer; a cop.
  • A civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.

Etymology

Borrowed from English police derived from Middle French police derived from Latin politia (state, government) derived from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (state, polity, system of government, citizenship, policy, government, city).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πολιτεία

Gloss

state, polity, system of government, citizenship, policy, government, city

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

市

Emoji

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