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
Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, jailed Thursday on racketeering charges, must post a $1 million bond to be released, a judge ruled Friday, as new details emerged about a clandestine Kissimmee casino prosecutors said the lawman secretly helped run.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The Naked Gun is a direct sequel to the original trilogy, with Neeson playing Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., son of Nielsen's bumbling lawman.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Waterston plays District Attorney Forrest Bedford, a Southern lawman who forms a bond with his Black housekeeper, Lilly Harper, played by Taylor.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Roles on the frontier shifted constantly: Gunfighters became marshals, cowboys became killers, pimps became lawmen.
—Paul Begala, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The Naked Gun is a direct sequel to the original trilogy, with Neeson playing Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., son of Nielsen's bumbling lawman.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Waterston plays District Attorney Forrest Bedford, a Southern lawman who forms a bond with his Black housekeeper, Lilly Harper, played by Taylor.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Roles on the frontier shifted constantly: Gunfighters became marshals, cowboys became killers, pimps became lawmen.
—Paul Begala, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
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But Europe cannot take the United States’ place as the world’s policeman.—
Oona A. Hathaway,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation, which appeared to catch many world leaders unawares, is the latest sign of a more volatile world as Trump seeks to withdraw the U.S. from its role as world policeman.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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Should a birthright citizen not be held accountable for running a red light because local cops don’t have jurisdiction?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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The cops were surprisingly, ostentatiously polite when the time came—when they were done waiting.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Hot Topic Beth Deane, chief legal officer for Electric Hydrogen, on the survival of federal hydrogen tax credits in Trump’s budget bill The outlook for the 45V federal credit seemed grim in the new budget but it was maintained in the final version.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Last month, the 75-year-old announced her departure from the fashion magazine's day-to-day operations, while remaining chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue, the Associated Press reported.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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That's perhaps because Hatch, the former Center Township constable, was removed from office in October 2024 after pleading guilty to felony official misconduct.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
20 June 2025
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The constable said Eichner was rushed to Causeway Hospital but died from her injuries a short time later.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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Anyone along creeks, streams and the Guadalupe River should seek higher ground, the sheriff's office said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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He was shot down by a sheriff’s posse in Oklahoma in 1911.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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