bobbies
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bobbies, plural;
/ˈbäbē/,
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bobbies, plural;
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A police officer
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- The police are persons empowered to enforce the law, protect property and reduce civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. ...
- Nickname given to the Metropolitan Police (founded in 1829) owing to the fact that the man who pushed hardest to create them was Sir Robert Peel.
- You know, cops, police. These guys are subdued here—they don't carry guns and they're often extremely polite. For those of you who've never uttered the phrase, a bunch of bobbies will be lining the streets outside Westminster Abbey when the duo tie the knot.
- A colloquial term used in reference to British police constables; derived by the public from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, whose efforts led to the creation of the first metropolitan police force in London.
- You know, cops, police.