a police force organized in 1873 as the Northwest Mounted Police to bring law and order to the Canadian Far West and especially to prevent Indian disorders. In 1904 the name was changed to the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and in 1920 to its present title, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are also known as Mounties. In the 1930s, the phrase "The Mounties always get their man," originated through the cinema because of the excellent record that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have in capturing criminals. —3rd South African published appr gls (14.4.92)