. "A gendarmerie or gendarmery (/d\u0292\u025Bn\u02C8d\u0251rm\u0259ri/ or /\u0292\u0251\u02D0n\u02C8d\u0251rm\u0259ri/) is, in principle, a military force charged with police duties among civilian populations. Members of such a force are typically called \"gendarmes\". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes gendarme as \"a soldier who is employed on police duties\" and a \"gendarmery, -erie\" as \"gendarmes as a body\".Modern civilian police forces may retain the title of \"gendarmerie\" for historical reasons."@en . .