Polis

Definitions

1. A Greek city-state.
   historical
2. The police.
   Geordie, Ireland, Scotland, uncountable
3. A town and municipality of Paphos district, Cyprus; in full, Polis Chrysochous.
4. A police officer.
   Geordie, Ireland, Scotland, countable
5. A surname.

Equivalents

Examples

“By the end⟳ of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.”

“Even in his Ma's womb, you would have⟳ had to define⟳ Spud less as a foetus, more as a set⟳ of dormant drug and personality problems. He'd probably draw⟳ the polis onto them through knocking a saltcellar out of the Little Chef.”

“Don't even think⟳ about the odds that Bobby Schmautz of Vancouver Canucks would score⟳ the winning goal or that Greg Polis of Pittsburgh Penguins would win⟳ the car.”

“Carol Polis, who figures she's the world's only lady boxing judge⟳, is having the time of her life— but two things bother her a bit.”

“Jared Polis of Boulder is the first openly gay man elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.”

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