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noun, plural in construction
Etymology: superlative of 3fine
Date: 1951
police officers — usually used with the possessive form of a city or area <the city's finest>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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finest — [fīn′ist] adj., adv. superl. of FINE1 pl.n. Informal the members of the police force (of a specified city) [one of New York s finest] … English World dictionary
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finest — /fuy nist/, n. (used with a pl. v.) Informal. the police: New York City s finest. [1925 30, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
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