Mounties

See also: mounties

English

Noun

Mounties

  1. plural of Mountie

Proper noun

Mounties

  1. (Canada, informal, law enforcement, usually preceded by “the”) A nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police force as a whole.
    Synonyms: RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Hyponym: Mountie
    • 2007 March 31, Thomas Walkom, “Why do Mounties scare politicians so much?”, in Toronto Star‎:
      Governments don't like to cross the Mounties.
  2. (Canada, informal, law enforcement, historical) A nickname for the North West Mounted Police, the predecessor to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Synonym: NWMP
    Hyponym: Mountie
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