self-police en · VERB
Etymology
From self- + police.
Meanings
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To police and monitor amongst themselves without resorting to an external organisation.
Because they will largely have to self-police this - train operators and the British Transport Police will not be able to enforce the use of face coverings, for example.
2020 May 20, Stefanie Foster, “Comment: Safety first: now more than ever”, in Rail, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-polices | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| self-policing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| self-policed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| self-policed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |