Mounties

Red serge officers

Mounties is the informal name for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada's federal law enforcement agency.

The term evokes their iconic image: red serge tunics, wide-brimmed hats, and horses, though modern Mounties rarely patrol on horseback.

The Mounties always get their man is a famous slogan about their persistence.

The singular is Mountie.

enforcement

RCMP

Canadian federal police

investigation · federal jurisdiction · drug enforcement · border security · organized crime · national security · commissioner · sergeant · corporal · officer

Canada

RCMP

Canadian federal police

  • OttawaCanada's seat of government
  • maple leafDistinctive lobed tree foliage
  • beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent

ceremonial guard · national symbol · federal police · national police · bilingual · Commonwealth · tourism · postcard · souvenir · national pride

uniform

Stetson

American hat company

dress uniform · ceremonial · insignia · badge · spurs · formal attire · blue uniform · field dress · yellow stripe

horseback

equestrian

Relating to horsemanship

riding boots · gallop · trot · canter · lance · spurs · horsemanship · reins · stable · mare

ceremonial

Parliament Hill

Canada's seat of government

pageantry · formation · precision drill · tourism · tradition · heritage · national symbol · tattoo · parade · commemoration

Categories
Opposites
jurisdictional scope

Mountiesprovincial police

Law enforcement for a region

municipal police · city police · constables

lawfulness

Mountiesoutlaws

Fugitives from justice

criminals · bandits · gangsters · fugitives · lawbreakers

national identity

Mountiesbobbies

British police officers

Scotland Yard · FBI · Texas Rangers · Gendarmerie

Phrases
Family

mounting, dismounting, remounting

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G