Oxford Dictionary English police department nounnoun BrE BrE//pəˈliːs dɪpɑːtmənt// ; NAmE NAmE//pəˈliːs dɪpɑːrtmənt// The police Add to my wordlistjump to other results(in the US) the police organization of a particular city See related entries: The policeSee police department in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: police department oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com