gendarmerie
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The government has mobilized 70,000 officers nationwide from the police and gendarmerie, a branch of the armed forces with policing duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Once on Spanish territory, they were intercepted by Spain's Guardia Civil gendarmerie at sea but managed to escape.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
A French navy ship and two gendarmerie patrol boats were stationed nearby.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
"Tensions between groups broke out, requiring the intervention of the police and the gendarmerie," Vienne regional police said in a statement.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
"At last," said a deep voice; and a brigadier of the gendarmerie entered, followed by two of his men.
From Tony Butler by Charles James Lever
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