constabularies是什么意思？

constabularies

• n. （某地区、国家的）警察部队( constabulary的名词复数 )；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (英国等国家某一地区的)警察部队
  In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
  例句
  ...the Chief Constable of the Nottinghamshire Constabulary. 诺丁汉郡警察局局长
• N-COUNT
  (美国某一地区的)巡官队伍，巡官队伍辖区
  In the United States, a constabulary is the constables in a particular area, or the area that they are responsible for.