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Gendarmerie

A Gendarmerie (French) is a military body charged with general police duties.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are styled in French as the Gendarmerie Royale du Canada (GRC).

See:

• French Gendarmerie
• Italian Carabinieri
• Turkish Jandarma

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