22
guard(verb, activity, keep, tour, informal)
18
cop(noun, law, person, force, informal)
17
patrol(noun, verb, activity, law, cover)
16
constabulary(noun, law, person, force, blue)
14
policeman(noun, law, person, force, blue)
13
police force(noun, expression, idiom, law, force)
12
watch(verb, activity, cover, keep, secure)
12
control(verb, activity, regulate)
10
patrolman(noun, law, force, man, member)
9
regulate(verb, form, activity, order, fix)
9
law(noun, law, force, blue, bear)
9
defend(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
9
officer(noun, law, person, member, jurisdiction)
9
protect(verb, cover, keep, secure, tour)
8
fuzz(noun, law, force, slang, man)
8
supervise(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
7
man(noun, law, force, slang, member)
6
bobby(noun, law, force, blue, bear)
6
heat(noun, law, force, blue, slang)
5
tidy(verb, form, order, fix, plan)
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