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
Featuring interviews with friends of the family, police officers and journalists who have followed the case, the doc takes viewers back to that fateful night when she was robbed of millions of dollars’ worth of jewellery in Paris at gunpoint.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Pringle, who died in 2023, was acquitted of the murder of two police officers during a robbery in County Roscommon in 1980, the Times reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 June 2025
The Dalton police officer who arrested Arias-Cristobal resigned on May 23, two days after she was released from immigration detention.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 June 2025
The Nissan driver refused to pull over and the Walsenburg police officer pursued, according to the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Pringle, who died in 2023, was acquitted of the murder of two police officers during a robbery in County Roscommon in 1980, the Times reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 June 2025
The Dalton police officer who arrested Arias-Cristobal resigned on May 23, two days after she was released from immigration detention.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 June 2025
The Nissan driver refused to pull over and the Walsenburg police officer pursued, according to the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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The Snitch and played a sympathetic policeman in the alien drama Glitch.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Bush came to office determined not to act as the global policeman.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Another woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting an officer, too.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Hundreds of law enforcement officers at the local, state and federal level spent nearly two weeks searching for Hardin, using dogs, drones and aircraft, at times hampered by severe weather.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Noun
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And seriously, when the cops are agreeing there’s no riot — there is no riot.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The crook ripped the chain from the boy’s neck and kept going, speeding off north on Marion Ave., cops said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The victim went back to the police six months later, and local detective constable, Mike Smith, led an investigation into what exactly occurred.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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