Brigade de gendarmerie nationale
English translation: National Gendarme Brigade
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| 3 +1 | (national) gendarmerie brigade/brigade of gendarmes |
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15 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1National Gendarme Brigade Explanation: I would put gendarme in italics,. There's enough use of it in literature and elsewhere [non-fiction] books that it will be understood. |
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20 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1(national) gendarmerie brigade/brigade of gendarmes Explanation: There is no "exact term" in English, because AFAIK no English-speaking country has an equivalent force. "Gendarmerie" and "gendarme" are both included in SOED and Chambers. |
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