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
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As chief human resources officer at BrightStar Care, a national home health care agency, Heather Brazik Smith understands all too well the labor shortage in her industry.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Ukrainian fighter jets have struck a base belonging to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Belgorod region, killing intelligence officers, according to a report.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Plaza plays a cop who Qualley has a passionate love affair with until things turn sour.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Here, cops can decompress after a stressful event or take a brief time-out during a draining shift.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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