This is the 76th most frequent Portuguese word.
polícia
"Polícia" in Portuguese means "police" in English, referring to the organization or officers responsible for law enforcement.
In this sentence, 'polícia' refers to the organized body of officers enforcing the law, used as a collective noun.
A polícia chegou rapidamente ao local do acidente.
The police arrived quickly at the scene of the accident.
In this instance, 'polícia' is employed to denote an individual member of the police force as a profession.
Minha amiga é polícia há cinco anos.
My friend has been a police officer for five years.
Here, 'polícia' is used to indicate the service or organization that the person contacted for help.