as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Recent Examples of police officer
Some of those involved had pleaded guilty, others were convicted of assaulting police officers, and some were charged with seditious conspiracy.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Three wreaths will be placed at Burnsville City Hall on Feb. 18, the day that police officer Paul Elmstrand, police officer Matthew Ruge and firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth were killed last year.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
The titular security professional, as this loquacious young man thinks of himself, guards a Manhattan residential building on the graveyard shift when trouble, in the shape of two police officers, comes walking into his lobby.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
In court: Australia captain Sam Kerr is on trial this week for an offense of causing racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress of a police officer.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Three wreaths will be placed at Burnsville City Hall on Feb. 18, the day that police officer Paul Elmstrand, police officer Matthew Ruge and firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth were killed last year.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
The titular security professional, as this loquacious young man thinks of himself, guards a Manhattan residential building on the graveyard shift when trouble, in the shape of two police officers, comes walking into his lobby.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
In court: Australia captain Sam Kerr is on trial this week for an offense of causing racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress of a police officer.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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But that night a policeman came to the house and told her James had been arrested.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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As an undercover policeman, his job is to loiter near the men’s bathroom at the local shopping mall and seduce passing trade into committing acts of what his superiors would call gross indecency.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Haider said Abdul suspects that the letter likely came from someone who lives in the same apartment complex on Jan. 24, days before federal immigration officers carried out arrests in Chicago and the suburbs.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The officer approached the man, identified as Espinoza, for questioning, the bureau said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article A 6-year-old girl was found unconscious in a bathtub inside a Brooklyn apartment under suspicious circumstances, cops said Friday.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Most were secured through threats of tariffs and other leverage, with Trump's top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, occasionally serving as the good cop.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, as residents gathered at the Bilal mosque for afternoon prayers, several constables, sheriff’s deputies and private security guards stood watch.—
Edgar Sandoval,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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