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The word "police" can be a noun or a verb. The noun form is often used as a noun adjunct.

Ex. of noun:

The police arrested the suspect.

Ex. of noun adjunct:

The immigrant to the US vowed to never live in a "police state" as he had in his native country.

Ex. of verb:

The Marine recruits policed their barracks before inspection.

(Here, "police" is military terminology for "clean up, tidy up" an area.)

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