police. plural noun. /pəˈlis/ an official force whose job is to maintain public order, deal with crime, and make people obey the law, or the members of this force: I think you should call the police.

Greek polis

POLICE. Public Officer for Legal Investigations and Criminal Emergencies.

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CHIS – Covert Human Intelligence Source.

The term originates from the 1960’s-70’s television show “Hawaii Five-0,” about an elite force of police in the 50’th state, hence 5-0. On the show the cops would announce themselves, saying “police, five o!” And from there the term became widely adopted as a way to announce the presence of police.

A police officer, from the television series Hawaii Five-O. From that point on 5-O became a term for Police officers. 5 0noun. A Police officer, from the hand warning of flashing sirens shown to say that police are coming.

The Meaning of 5 5 means “LOL (5=101 in binary)” So now you know – 5 means “LOL (5=101 in binary)” – don’t thank us. YW!

police

Police are called 12 as a slang term. According to sources, 12 comes from the police radio code “10-12,” which means that visitors are present in the area where police are going. It’s similar to a warning to police that they might have company when they arrive on the scene.

It is the functional equivalent of a state police department and has the distinction of making Hawaii the only U.S. state without an officially named state police department and one of two with a statewide Sheriff’s Department (the other being Rhode Island).

Eisenhower then signed a proclamation naming Hawaii as the 50th state on August 21, 1959. …

Delaware

ALASKA was a Russian colony from 1744 until the USA bought it in 1867 for $7,200,000. It was made a state in 1959. Hawaii was a kingdom until 1893 and became a republic in 1894. It then ceded itself to the USA in 1898 and became a state in 1959.

Hawaii

There are fifty (50) states and Washington D.C.The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959. Washington D.C. is a federal district under the authority of Congress. Local government is run by a mayor and 13 member city council.

Paradise

Hawaii—a U.S. territory since 1898—became the 50th state in August, 1959, following a referendum in Hawaii in which more than 93% of the voters approved the proposition that the territory should be admitted as a state. It was not contiguous territory, most obviously, but 2,000 miles from the coast.

In 1898, a wave of nationalism was caused by the Spanish-American War. Because of these nationalistic views, President William McKinley annexed Hawaii from the United States. Hawaii’s statehood was deferred by the United States until 1959 because of racial attitudes and nationalistic politics.

The United States wanted Hawaii to acquire its islands and because it was a port way to China, East India and Asia. Not only did they want the islands, but they wanted their naval base. They wanted their naval base for war so they would have another advantage to help defeat the other country.