policingn.

Brit.

/pᵿˈliːsɪŋ/,

/ˈpliːsɪŋ/, U.S.

/pəˈlisɪŋ/

Forms: see police v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1800s– policeing (irregular).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: police n., -ing suffix¹; police v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < police n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < police v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 1 compare also policy n.¹ 6.

†1. Scottish. The action of improving or developing land, esp. by cultivation. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1567 in W. Cramond Ann. Banff (1893) II. 383 To the..commond weill of the said burtht and polising to be maid in our kirk.

1587 in Orkney & Shetland Rec. (1907) I. 209 Planting of yeardis for polisching and decoratioun of the contrie.

†2. The ordering, regulation, or administration of a state. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > [noun]

policyc1390

politicsa1529

civility1537

polity1558

estate1589

policing1589

statism1608

police1698

machine politics1876

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. viii. 16 The right pollicing of their states.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. I3^v For pollicing of Cities, and Commonalties, with new ordinances and constitutions.

1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. vii. 18 Towards the policing and perpetuating of this your new Republic.

3. U.S. Military. The action of cleaning and keeping in order a camp, garrison, etc. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning other miscellaneous things > [noun] > a camp

police1761

policing1862

1862 Daily Gaz. (Davenport, Iowa) 13 Aug. 2/2 Our present camp isn't one of great beauty but by constant policing it begins to have a near, home-like appearance.

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs II. 60 There was no drill now..no special care of us, and no ‘policing’, or keeping clean.

1917 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 26 Sept. 4/6 General policing (cleaning) of the parade grounds came Monday also.

a. The action of providing or organizing a police force or similar body for the maintenance of law and order; the maintenance of law and order by means of such a force.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > [noun] > furnishing with police

policing1869

1869 E. Quincy Life Josiah Quincy 395 The policing of cities was very imperfectly understood in this country, or in England, until the reform initiated by Sir Robert Peel.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Mar. 5/1 They deal with the ‘policing’ of the whole river from Teddington Lock to Cricklade.

1930 Times 13 Mar. 15/3 Although the Army needs machines for fighting, it is more often and more pressingly in need of men for the policing of the Empire.

1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake xiii. 830 Lack of zoning and policing had encouraged this shoreline to become a marine slum.

2004 Irish Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. 1 The Assistant Garda Commissioner..who is responsible for policing in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

b. The execution of a police officer's duties; the fact of being a police officer.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > office of or fact of being

policemanship1837

policing1894

1894 Atlanta Constit. 5 Feb. 7/1 He gave up policing for something more lucrative.

1899 Tablet 15 Apr. 570 Tired of policing, a wearisome life for an educated man.

1970 P. Laurie Scotl. Yard x. 248 ‘Mumping’ is as old as policing. It has its pros and cons—one can look at it as a small tax.

1990 K. Wozencraft Rush xxi. 217 I may quit policing one of these days and go into the private sector.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	policing
释义	policingn. Brit. /pᵿˈliːsɪŋ/, /ˈpliːsɪŋ/, U.S. /pəˈlisɪŋ/ Forms: see police v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1800s– policeing (irregular). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: police n., -ing suffix¹; police v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < police n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < police v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 1 compare also policy n.¹ 6. †1. Scottish. The action of improving or developing land, esp. by cultivation. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1567 in W. Cramond Ann. Banff (1893) II. 383 To the..commond weill of the said burtht and polising to be maid in our kirk. 1587 in Orkney & Shetland Rec. (1907) I. 209 Planting of yeardis for polisching and decoratioun of the contrie. †2. The ordering, regulation, or administration of a state. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > [noun] policyc1390 politicsa1529 civility1537 polity1558 estate1589 policing1589 statism1608 police1698 machine politics1876 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. viii. 16 The right pollicing of their states. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. I3^v For pollicing of Cities, and Commonalties, with new ordinances and constitutions. View more context for this quotation 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. vii. 18 Towards the policing and perpetuating of this your new Republic. 3. U.S. Military. The action of cleaning and keeping in order a camp, garrison, etc. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning other miscellaneous things > [noun] > a camp police1761 policing1862 1862 Daily Gaz. (Davenport, Iowa) 13 Aug. 2/2 Our present camp isn't one of great beauty but by constant policing it begins to have a near, home-like appearance. 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs II. 60 There was no drill now..no special care of us, and no ‘policing’, or keeping clean. 1917 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 26 Sept. 4/6 General policing (cleaning) of the parade grounds came Monday also. 4. a. The action of providing or organizing a police force or similar body for the maintenance of law and order; the maintenance of law and order by means of such a force. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > [noun] > furnishing with police policing1869 1869 E. Quincy Life Josiah Quincy 395 The policing of cities was very imperfectly understood in this country, or in England, until the reform initiated by Sir Robert Peel. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Mar. 5/1 They deal with the ‘policing’ of the whole river from Teddington Lock to Cricklade. 1930 Times 13 Mar. 15/3 Although the Army needs machines for fighting, it is more often and more pressingly in need of men for the policing of the Empire. 1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake xiii. 830 Lack of zoning and policing had encouraged this shoreline to become a marine slum. 2004 Irish Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. 1 The Assistant Garda Commissioner..who is responsible for policing in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. b. The execution of a police officer's duties; the fact of being a police officer. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > office of or fact of being policemanship1837 policing1894 1894 Atlanta Constit. 5 Feb. 7/1 He gave up policing for something more lucrative. 1899 Tablet 15 Apr. 570 Tired of policing, a wearisome life for an educated man. 1970 P. Laurie Scotl. Yard x. 248 ‘Mumping’ is as old as policing. It has its pros and cons—one can look at it as a small tax. 1990 K. Wozencraft Rush xxi. 217 I may quit policing one of these days and go into the private sector. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567
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