gendarmerie
French national police
A gendarmerie is a military force with police duties, particularly among civilians.
The term comes from French and refers to organizations like France's Gendarmerie nationale, which operates alongside regular police but under military command.
In English, the word often appears in discussions of European or former colonial law enforcement: The gendarmerie set up roadblocks throughout the province.
Upholding legal codes
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- public orderSocietal calm and lawfulness
riot control · peacekeeping · crowd control · investigation · arrest · custody · detention · civil authority
Colonel-led military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
company · corps · troops · barracks · garrison · deployment · formation · drill
Authoritative instruction given
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- non-commissionedHolding rank without commission
- captainOne who commands
colonel · general · commandant · brigadier · chain of command · discipline · protocol · orders
law enforcement
Upholding legal codes
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
public order · riot control · peacekeeping · crowd control · investigation · arrest · custody · detention · civil authority · highway patrol
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
platoon · company · corps · troops · barracks · garrison · deployment · formation · drill · ranks
command
Authoritative instruction given
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- non-commissionedHolding rank without commission
captain · colonel · general · commandant · brigadier · chain of command · discipline · protocol · orders · subordination
gendarmeriemunicipal police
Local government law enforcement
metropolitan police · constabulary · city police · sheriff's department · community policing
gendarmerieinsurgency
Armed uprising against authority
bandits · outlaws · insurgents · rebels · guerrillas