Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To convert to civilian operation or control.
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- verb To
convert something frommilitary tocivilian operation orcontrol - verb To change the
status of a member of thearmed forces to that of a civilian
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Examples
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The group analyzed the survey data and arrived at a proposal to "civilianize" Internal Affairs: to have a civilian body take over virtually all of the functions of the OPD's Internal Affairs Division, including receiving and investigating complaints about police behavior.
Breaking the Wall of Silence: Civilian Oversight of Police in Oakland 2009
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Of course, that's the rationale for having a Reserve Force as well, something that I believe has been missed in all this evaluation and the rush to "civilianize" the more mundane support functions.
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Of course, that's the rationale for having a Reserve Force as well, something that I believe has been missed in all this evaluation and the rush to "civilianize" the more mundane support functions.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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Gascón bills it as more efficient policing, although he's facing stiff opposition from the city's police union, which is wary of this latest effort to "civilianize" the department.
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The dipshit who convinced the Mayor to call for adding 700 new police officers to a department that refuses to fly helicopters, walk beats, ride buses, man kiosks, civilianize the Office of Citizens Complaints, and keep track of punk-ass rogues needs his own ass kicked by Captain Greg "You got a problem with my being charged with brutality 80 times?"
Archive 2006-02-01 sfmike 2006
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The dipshit who convinced the Mayor to call for adding 700 new police officers to a department that refuses to fly helicopters, walk beats, ride buses, man kiosks, civilianize the Office of Citizens Complaints, and keep track of punk-ass rogues needs his own ass kicked by Captain Greg "You got a problem with my being charged with brutality 80 times?"
Crash sfmike 2006
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But ultimately you're going to civilianize it, probably two thirds.
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But ultimately you're going to civilianize it, probably two thirds.
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But ultimately you're going to civilianize it, probably two thirds.
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I think they wanted to demilitarize, civilianize, if you will,
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