Is police a common noun or a proper noun?

Answer 1

Government is a common noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things. If a common noun is part of a name, it becomes a proper noun. Pronouns always replace proper and common nouns.

Answer 2

The noun 'Washington' is a proper noun, the name of a specific person or place.

A common noun is a general word for a person, a place, or a thing.
Examples of common nouns for the proper noun 'Washington' are surveyor, educator, city, state.

Answer 3

The word government can be both a collective noun: government of ministers

And a common: The government a essential part of a country.

Answer 4

Police is a common noun.

Proper nouns name a specific police officer or a specific police department.

Examples:

Officer Glen Martin

The Glendale Police Department