as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower
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Recent Examples of lawman
And the man responsible for it was the top lawman in the area — Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf.
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Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
In the time this took, and despite the lawmen’s exhaustive searching, the culprit got away.
—Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
For our story about a Texas lawman’s two-year quest to criminally charge school librarians over the books on their shelves, Tyler Kingkade and I obtained the officer’s 821-page investigative file and videos of his attempts to question librarians.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC News, 24 July 2024
Mayor Karen Bass selects longtime lawman Jim McDonnell as L.A.’s next police chief
In selecting McDonnell, Bass is getting a steady hand as the massive security challenges of the World Cup and the Olympic Games loom on the horizon.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
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Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
In the time this took, and despite the lawmen’s exhaustive searching, the culprit got away.
—Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
For our story about a Texas lawman’s two-year quest to criminally charge school librarians over the books on their shelves, Tyler Kingkade and I obtained the officer’s 821-page investigative file and videos of his attempts to question librarians.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC News, 24 July 2024
Mayor Karen Bass selects longtime lawman Jim McDonnell as L.A.’s next police chief
In selecting McDonnell, Bass is getting a steady hand as the massive security challenges of the World Cup and the Olympic Games loom on the horizon.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
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Procrastinating his one shopping task until the 11th hour, Howard spends Christmas Eve on a zany citywide hunt for the impossible-to-find Turbo Man action figure his son (Jake Lloyd) wants — and no amount of mall Santas, policemen or rival dads (Sinbad) can get in his way.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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A day later, the militants detonated a car bomb near a police station in Jenin, wounding three Palestinian policemen and two civilians.Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Beverly Hills cop movies, spanning three theatrical releases, counts $712M at the global box office; the fourth title Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F recently becoming a Netflix streaming hit.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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That marks a Season 14 high for the family/cop drama, including the 10 episodes that aired February through May; a second straight week of growth (+11%); and a 3% increase over May’s mid-season finale.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Police told the person to drop their weapon, but the individual pointed it at officers.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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But in the meantime, John Idol, Capri’s chief executive officer and chairman, has gone into overdrive and is overseeing changes at Michael Kors personally.Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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A number of other Texas First Pledge signatories were elected to other offices, including Atascosa County constable, Brazos County commissioner and Smith County commissioner.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gleason, 59, was running for his second term against Lindemann, a 58-year-old county constable for three years who had served 28 years in the Texas Department of Public Safety.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the time, Riverside County sheriff investigators had little information about the shooting, let alone any information about the identity of the potential shooters.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Norman said sheriff’s office personnel responded to the Ellis County jail at about 3:45 p.m. on Monday to reports of a detention officer being attacked by an inmate.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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