noun
policing
noun
1
The activity of maintaining law and order, or of monitoring and enforcing rules.
"Community policing aims to build trust between officers and residents."
"The company relies on user reports for policing its forums."
How to Use Policing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEnforcing order or rules, whether by actual police or in a figurative sense.
Common pairings
community policing
self-policing
policing of content
Word Forms
policings plural
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Community _____ aims to build trust between officers and residents.