Definition

1. Noun:
   • Gendarme: A member of a military force charged with police duties, especially in rural areas, typically in the context of a capitalist or historically European country.
   • Military Policeman: A soldier who performs law enforcement duties within the armed forces or in a civilian capacity under military authority.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lực lượng hiến binh đã được triển khai để giữ trật tự. (The gendarme force was deployed to maintain order.)
  • Anh ta từng phục vụ với tư cách là một hiến binh. (He once served as a gendarme.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hiến binh" is historically specific and often refers to police organizations in pre-socialist Vietnam or in foreign contexts, such as the French .
• It can imply a police force with a national scope and military-style organization, distinct from a regular civilian police force.

Variants and Related Words

• Đội hiến binh (n): Gendarmerie. The collective body or force of gendarmes.
  • Đội hiến binh Pháp nổi tiếng với kỷ luật. (The French Gendarmerie is famous for its discipline.)

Synonyms

• Military Police: Police organized on a military basis.
• Constabulary: A police force organized like a military unit.

Related Terms

• Cảnh sát (n): Police. The general, modern term for civilian police, which is more commonly used today than "hiến binh."
• Công an (n): Public security. The term for the police force in socialist Vietnam.

1. Gendarme (in a capitalist country)