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Old March 06, 2021, 01:49 PM
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El policía

Hi,

El policía means the police officer; la policía means the police as an institution. What about the female police officer?
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el policía = policeman (police officer who is male)
la policía = policewoman (police officer who is female)
la policía = police officers, collectively (the institution/department/force)
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Old March 06, 2021, 07:20 PM
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I agree with Rusty.

Sometimes to clarify, you might hear "la mujer policía".
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