polisi militer

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of polisi (“police”) +‎ militer (“military”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈlisi miˈlitɛr/

Noun

polisi militèr (first-person possessive polisi militerku, second-person possessive polisi militermu, third-person possessive polisi militernya)

1. (military, law enforcement) military police: a unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.

   Synonym: provos

Alternative forms

• PM (initialism)

Further reading

• “polisi militer” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.